A review by dicekittycat
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

First, this book is for kids. Let's get that out of the way, because it's fairly emotionally complex for a kids' book. I think the characters were written as realistic teenagers. The main characters did a lot of stuff that came off as kinda cringe or "I'm 14 and this is deep," (the cigarette? C'mon...) but they also felt a lot of very complex feelings and reacted to them the way real kids might. Their resiliency was pretty heartwarming and ultimately was what I enjoyed the most about this story. 
I enjoyed it, perhaps grudgingly. I'll admit that I only read this book because an old friend wanted me to read it, and even though I keep finding that I don't enjoy most books by this author, I keep coming back to them because of this story in particular. I wish they were all written this well.