Title of Book: Author: The Fault in our Stars
# of Pages 321
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Why This Book has Value:
John Green’s, “The Fault in our Stars,” is a heart
wrenching, tear jerking, teenage love story. Hazel and Augustus come together
through a mutual friend, Isaac, and a support group for kids living with
cancer. These teenagers fall in love between an intellectual book called, “Imperial
Affliction,” and living with the trials and tribulations of this disease.
Together they create a powerful, dramatic realization that no matter what
happens in life, you cannot change the future and you cannot help who you fall
in love with. This is shown by a quote from Hazel, "I
couldn't unlove Augustus Waters. And I didn't want to."
The book, Imperial Affliction, written by Peter Van Houten, represents Hazel and Augustus’s
lives, but ends suddenly. Hazel and Augustus are determined to find an ending
to the book that helped bring them together. They travel Amsterdam to talk to Peter, only to leave disappointed. Peter Van Houten, explains why he did not leave an ending by saying,"You do
not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not
resurrect." But their trip was not a total loss, they come to realize, they have made their own ending to the story.
John Green is able to captivate his readers by changing the plot and switching up the story line a little. He was inspired to write this story when he worked as a children’s chaplain at a hospital for kids living with cancer.
In the world today, many kids and teens are living with this
deadly disease. This book pictures the similarities and differences between
fiction and the real world, but the disease is still the same and there are
children who are suffering. Teenagers can benefit from this book by determining
to have a new outlook on life. The passion and creativity John Green presents
should be read by all.
I've heard a lot of great things about this book, and I'd trust John Green to write a great book, as he's a very intelligent guy. From what I've heard about it though, it seems to be a love story, that expends the bounds of being a regular "fall in love" type of story. This book seems different, and I think that it's rewarded because of it's ability to not be a simple "love story". Is there a reason that I shouldn't read this book?
ReplyDeleteYou are right, it is not a simple love story. There are so many twists and turns and information related to the disease and that helps make it a non traditional love story. I cant think of any reasons why you shouldn't read the book, there is a level of sophistication in the reading and the story line is so dynamic. I really think you would enjoy it.
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ReplyDeleteI also thought this book was amazing. I loved this book and I just couldn't put the book down. What I liked most about this book is you couldn't predict what was going to happen next in the book. I was a love story with a twist on it. I thought your blog explained the book very well with out giving away anything. Also if I didn't read this book I would want to read it.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read this book, but from your post, I would be interested in reading it sometime. The fact that cancer is a pretty universal human experience that we all come into contact with in one way or another makes this book better as it sheds light on a common experience in a fictional setting, making it easier. I like how you didn't give anything away in your summary, but covered what seem to be the main points of the book very well. Would you recommend this for just teenagers or adults as well?
ReplyDeleteI would recommend this book to both teens and adults because it really is a good story. Even though the characters are teenagers, the amount of knowledge and experience makes you think they are adults. I would probably not have younger kids read it because there are a ton of words I needed to pull out the dictionary for.
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