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A review by scarlet_scribbles14
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
4.0
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So how did I feel about this book? It's interesting because at the beginning I didn't really got into it. I felt kind of bored and indifferent about Hazel's character. Cancer is hell, that was made pretty clear. But Hazel came off as annoying (for me) in the beginning. Depression is supposed to be a side effect of cancer --- but that's the thing, she managed to keep it at bay. I didn't expect her to be so lifeless and gloomy considering how a positive attitude helps with the healing process. But anyway, yes, I got a bit bored at the very beginning of the book.
Then suddenly...
...he appears.
Augustus Waters, ladies and gentlemen. He was a breath of fresh air. Handsome, smart, quirky and fun. He's the only reason why I love this book. He brought life, laughter and love into Hazel's existence and of course, hope.
In other words, he was like a warm ray of hope after years of dark despair. He was a good friend to Isaac and a good son. He may have been afraid of oblivion -- of not leaving a lasting mark on earth before his untimely end -- but he was kind-hearted enough to make a difference in Hazel's life and in the lives of others.
I liked the fact that he was such a martyr; that he loved the idea of symbolism; and that there his a higher power. I liked the fact that he spent his Wish on a trip to Amsterdam with Hazel and her mom in order to visit Peter Van Houten, the one hit wonder author of An Imperial Affliction. (I actually felt bad about Van Houten even when he was spewing venomous words at Hazel because I just knew he was emotionally scarred as well.)
Augustus was amazing until the end. He made me laugh and cry. And although there's a part of me that wished it was Hazel who had died instead, I finally appreciated the story. It was really heart-warming. Plus, there were some really inspiring quotes.
"Grief does not change you, it reveals you."
"That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt."
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep slowly, and then all at once."
“I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is improbably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it -- or my observation of it -- is temporary?”
and lastly,
I definitely recommend this book to everyone :)
Okay.
Okay.
So how did I feel about this book? It's interesting because at the beginning I didn't really got into it. I felt kind of bored and indifferent about Hazel's character. Cancer is hell, that was made pretty clear. But Hazel came off as annoying (for me) in the beginning. Depression is supposed to be a side effect of cancer --- but that's the thing, she managed to keep it at bay. I didn't expect her to be so lifeless and gloomy considering how a positive attitude helps with the healing process. But anyway, yes, I got a bit bored at the very beginning of the book.
Then suddenly...
...he appears.
Augustus Waters, ladies and gentlemen. He was a breath of fresh air. Handsome, smart, quirky and fun. He's the only reason why I love this book. He brought life, laughter and love into Hazel's existence and of course, hope.
In other words, he was like a warm ray of hope after years of dark despair. He was a good friend to Isaac and a good son. He may have been afraid of oblivion -- of not leaving a lasting mark on earth before his untimely end -- but he was kind-hearted enough to make a difference in Hazel's life and in the lives of others.
I liked the fact that he was such a martyr; that he loved the idea of symbolism; and that there his a higher power. I liked the fact that he spent his Wish on a trip to Amsterdam with Hazel and her mom in order to visit Peter Van Houten, the one hit wonder author of An Imperial Affliction. (I actually felt bad about Van Houten even when he was spewing venomous words at Hazel because I just knew he was emotionally scarred as well.)
Augustus was amazing until the end. He made me laugh and cry. And although there's a part of me that wished it was Hazel who had died instead, I finally appreciated the story. It was really heart-warming. Plus, there were some really inspiring quotes.
"Grief does not change you, it reveals you."
"That's the thing about pain, it demands to be felt."
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep slowly, and then all at once."
“I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is improbably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it -- or my observation of it -- is temporary?”
and lastly,
I definitely recommend this book to everyone :)