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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
Something teens can read and enjoy without having to explain why they're angry/sad/happy/moody. Anybody who reads this will understand the emotional roller coaster, and appreciate it.
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
I liked the characters, and am glad I read this as part of my yearly "what book is everyone reading right now" read. 3.5 just because I found the whole thing a little over the top.
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
sad
In the best possible way, some books devastate and strip you back to your bones. They make you cry great, shuddering sobs that come from some yawning abyss you don't know is there most of the time.
This was one of those books for me.
It hit close to home for me - the main character, Hazel, started off with thyroid problems (just like me) and then got better (just like me) and one of her favourite, life affirming poems is The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock (just like me).
Reading this book was like going down a road not taken for me, an alternate reality where the messed up, mutated cells come back with a vengeance. I've been tumour free for seven and a half years now, and I am so fucking grateful for every single day.
I've made it into my 30s, something I wasn't sure was going to happen, and reading about a person who is most decidedly not going to get that chance tore strips off me.
I made the mistake of reading a few chapters of this book prior to a job interview, and had to take evasive action to erase the evidence of all the tears I cried for Hazel and Augustus and their parents and their families and friends.
DO NOT READ PRIOR TO JOB INTERVIEW!
This was one of those books for me.
It hit close to home for me - the main character, Hazel, started off with thyroid problems (just like me) and then got better (just like me) and one of her favourite, life affirming poems is The Love Song of J Alfred Prufrock (just like me).
Reading this book was like going down a road not taken for me, an alternate reality where the messed up, mutated cells come back with a vengeance. I've been tumour free for seven and a half years now, and I am so fucking grateful for every single day.
I've made it into my 30s, something I wasn't sure was going to happen, and reading about a person who is most decidedly not going to get that chance tore strips off me.
I made the mistake of reading a few chapters of this book prior to a job interview, and had to take evasive action to erase the evidence of all the tears I cried for Hazel and Augustus and their parents and their families and friends.
DO NOT READ PRIOR TO JOB INTERVIEW!
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
sad