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The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
The Fault in Our Stars does not fall short of the usual emotional roller coaster John Green sends his readers on. This novel allows us to experience love, pain, hope, and breathtaking journeys through the eyes of the main character, Hazel Grace Lancaster.
Hazel Grace is the 16 year old narrator throughout the story. Hazel was diagnosed at age thirteen with a terminal form of thyroid cancer that has since spread to her lungs. Throughout the story, Hazel uses the term, “grenade” ever so often. She fears becoming too attached to people because she knows her death will be like a grenade. It will be a massive explosion and ultimately affect everyone around her. The way Hazel thinks and acts really impacts the reader. She teaches people to put their guard up. That is until heartthrob Augustus Waters comes along.
Augustus Waters is a sixteen-year-old with osteosarcoma, who falls head-over-heels in love with Hazel. The reader can tell right away their journey will be an epic love story. Augustus’ romantic gestures make the reader deeply and emotionally attached to him. Throughout the story, Hazel and Augustus realize they will be each others first and last love and they couldn't be more than okay with that.
One of the most important lessons I got out of this book is that pain is inevitable. Everyone is doomed to die, and all of the people around you will be put through unimaginable pain. Since death is certain, no one can avoid the pain of loosing someone you care about. This is not always a bad thing. When you die and make someone experience indescribable pain thats how you know that you matter enough. Thats how you know you influenced this persons life enough to make them hurt in such ways. Hazel reads, “Without pain, we couldn't know joy.” That is one of the major things to take out of this novel, along with many more. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a sucker for tragic love stories. Also, anyone who can handle disappointment, heartache, and jealousy.
Hazel Grace is the 16 year old narrator throughout the story. Hazel was diagnosed at age thirteen with a terminal form of thyroid cancer that has since spread to her lungs. Throughout the story, Hazel uses the term, “grenade” ever so often. She fears becoming too attached to people because she knows her death will be like a grenade. It will be a massive explosion and ultimately affect everyone around her. The way Hazel thinks and acts really impacts the reader. She teaches people to put their guard up. That is until heartthrob Augustus Waters comes along.
Augustus Waters is a sixteen-year-old with osteosarcoma, who falls head-over-heels in love with Hazel. The reader can tell right away their journey will be an epic love story. Augustus’ romantic gestures make the reader deeply and emotionally attached to him. Throughout the story, Hazel and Augustus realize they will be each others first and last love and they couldn't be more than okay with that.
One of the most important lessons I got out of this book is that pain is inevitable. Everyone is doomed to die, and all of the people around you will be put through unimaginable pain. Since death is certain, no one can avoid the pain of loosing someone you care about. This is not always a bad thing. When you die and make someone experience indescribable pain thats how you know that you matter enough. Thats how you know you influenced this persons life enough to make them hurt in such ways. Hazel reads, “Without pain, we couldn't know joy.” That is one of the major things to take out of this novel, along with many more. I would recommend this book to anyone who is a sucker for tragic love stories. Also, anyone who can handle disappointment, heartache, and jealousy.