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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
John Green has a thing for cigarettes and I think “The Fault in our stars” is his best book. It’s simple, sad and reflects on life. I read/watched this about five times now and I could reread it any time.
I didn't cry. Was I supposed to cry?
I really enjoyed this book, but I also had some issues with it. First of all, the entire story takes place over the course of four months. I know that teenagers feel emotions more intensely than adults, and I know that the terminally ill are probably not inclined to waste any time, but four months seems like an incredibly short amount of time for two people to meet, experience what they consider to be "the great love of their lives," and then for one of them to fall ill and die. Like even six months would have seemed more feasible to me.
Secondly, maybe I spend too much time existing in the JohnGreenosphere that is the rest of the internet, but I could pretty clearly hear his voice throughout the book. I recognized things Hazel and Augustus were saying as things he'd said in vlogs, and while that doesn't make the book's content any less poignant, it does make it less believable that it was narrated by a sixteen-year-old.
Thirdly, Peter Van Houten. Why. I understand the whole thing with going to Amsterdam to meet him, but I didn't need his story to continue. He served as a vehicle to bring Hazel and Augustus even closer together, and that should have been that. The idea that he tracked them down and attended Gus's funeral, and furthermore, that he sought Hazel out even after that to offer her an explanation, is laughable, and really derailed the story for me.
With that said, I really liked this book. Beautiful, smart writing can make up for a lot of story flaws, apparently.
I really enjoyed this book, but I also had some issues with it. First of all, the entire story takes place over the course of four months. I know that teenagers feel emotions more intensely than adults, and I know that the terminally ill are probably not inclined to waste any time, but four months seems like an incredibly short amount of time for two people to meet, experience what they consider to be "the great love of their lives," and then for one of them to fall ill and die. Like even six months would have seemed more feasible to me.
Secondly, maybe I spend too much time existing in the JohnGreenosphere that is the rest of the internet, but I could pretty clearly hear his voice throughout the book. I recognized things Hazel and Augustus were saying as things he'd said in vlogs, and while that doesn't make the book's content any less poignant, it does make it less believable that it was narrated by a sixteen-year-old.
Thirdly, Peter Van Houten. Why. I understand the whole thing with going to Amsterdam to meet him, but I didn't need his story to continue. He served as a vehicle to bring Hazel and Augustus even closer together, and that should have been that. The idea that he tracked them down and attended Gus's funeral, and furthermore, that he sought Hazel out even after that to offer her an explanation, is laughable, and really derailed the story for me.
With that said, I really liked this book. Beautiful, smart writing can make up for a lot of story flaws, apparently.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Holy crap, did this book live up to its hype! As a teacher, my recommendation would be to stop teaching Romeo and Juliet to students and make them read this book instead. So much more real, just as tragic, but with a much better message at the end.
Did I know what was gonna happen? Yes .
Did I still bawled mt eyes out? Yes.
Did I still bawled mt eyes out? Yes.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It took me a while to pick this one up - one of those things where you know it's gonna be good, but it's also gonna pack a wallop...and do you want really a wallop right now? Then I finally picked it up. And read it in one sitting.
I probably wouldn't recommend reading it in one sitting like I did - simply because there are so many good moments you might miss. It's a cancer book, yes, but it's funny and surprisingly optimistic - while still feeling very real.
I probably wouldn't recommend reading it in one sitting like I did - simply because there are so many good moments you might miss. It's a cancer book, yes, but it's funny and surprisingly optimistic - while still feeling very real.
Dude this book was really good. I don't know why all of my friends said they started crying, because I didn't. It was good, it wasn't cry-worthy.
I loved it. I thought it was interesting, quirky, and witty. It wasn't a typical romance story and while the ending was bittersweet, it had a twist you didn't see coming.