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A review by esquiredtoread
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
5.0
I read some of the negative reviews and feel that I should defend this book.
It is a fiction young adult novel. Yes it's emotional and it made me cry (full out sob, actually) but to those saying it wasn't as deep as expected and it was a shallow novel....I think that is to be expected in some way. I don't mean to sound like a cynic, and I love John Green from what I've read of him, but the fact is young adult novels romantic fiction novels don't tend to have the same kind of depth as something like "island beneath the sea" by Isabel Allende.
So taking the novel for what it is, it is well written and emotionally taxing. Yes there are some quirks to the novel and some morbid humor that may put people off but it was an enjoyable read, even if I could not say I learned some kind of life lesson from it, it was thoroughly entertaining, evoked emotion, and did make me think about how I would cope in that situation.
It is a fiction young adult novel. Yes it's emotional and it made me cry (full out sob, actually) but to those saying it wasn't as deep as expected and it was a shallow novel....I think that is to be expected in some way. I don't mean to sound like a cynic, and I love John Green from what I've read of him, but the fact is young adult novels romantic fiction novels don't tend to have the same kind of depth as something like "island beneath the sea" by Isabel Allende.
So taking the novel for what it is, it is well written and emotionally taxing. Yes there are some quirks to the novel and some morbid humor that may put people off but it was an enjoyable read, even if I could not say I learned some kind of life lesson from it, it was thoroughly entertaining, evoked emotion, and did make me think about how I would cope in that situation.