Title
of Book: "The Fault in Our Stars"
Author:
John Green
#
of Pages 313
Star
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆
Why
This Book has Value:
The
Fault in Our Stars is a gut wrenching, yet heart warming romantic love story
about 2 teenagers who both have their struggles when their lives cross paths.
After reading this story, you will be inspired to live your life to the
fullest and not let anything hold you back.
John
Green writes the book as seen through the eyes of Hazel Grace, a sixteen year
old with cancer. Hazel meets Augustus Waters, who also had cancer, in a
support group. It's your classic love at first sight when they meet.
Hazel describes her reaction like this, "Look, let me just say it:
He was hot. A non-hot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at
best, awkward and, at worst, a form
of assault. But a hot boy....well." Their
friendship grows as Hazel gets Augustus to read a book she loves, "An
Imperial Affliction." The book parallels their lives as it
leaves them with many unanswered questions. They go on a quest
to meet the author in Amsterdam to get answers. They leave with none.
This mimics how like their future together is full of unanswered
questions that may never be answered.
The way John Green writes makes you feel like you are actually
experiencing what is happening in real life as you are drawn into Hazel and
Augustus' lives. You feel this connection to the characters like they are
one of your friend, normal teenagers who are facing
an extraordinary circumstance. Both are living with cancer and
this is something that most people can relate to. We all seem to know someone
who has had cancer and how they struggle to recover. We know we can
become stronger as we face our weaknesses and fears especially when we have
support from people we love. It's exciting to read how that by meeting
each other, Hazel and Augustus start to grow as human beings. Hazel begins
to live beyond her cancer and Augustus begins to care about living. "It is
a good life, Hazel Grace." Augustus states to Hazel. No wonder they fall
in love.
This book grabs you immediately and doesn't let you go
until the last page. What makes this book valuable and worth reading is the
reminder we all need from time to time, never let your problems get in the way
of living your life. Live the life you want no matter the situation.
Teenage adolescents will really love this book, however, it is a book for
anyone young at heart who believes in the power of love. If you like
romantic love stories with an unexpected twist, than this is definitely the
book for you! If you haven't read this book
I completely recommend this book. You won't regret spending the
time to read it.
This is a great review. It makes me want to read "The Fault in Our Stars" all over again because of the words you used like "gut wrenching" and the quotes from the book. The sentence "...2 teenagers who both have their struggles when their lives cross paths" can be tweaked a bit to make it more fluent. You could say, "two teenagers who discover they share similar struggles when their lives cross paths" or something like that to make it easier to read. Overall, great review!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your review, I read the fault in our stars and I think you hit this review dead on and enjoyed how you brought in quotes but didn't give spoilers to the story.
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