Author: John Green
# of Pages: 313
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆
Why This Book has Value:
The Fault In Our Stars is about a 16 year old girl named Hazel Grace Lancaster who is terminally ill with Thyroid cancer. She attends a cancer support group at a church, where she meets 17 year old Augustus Waters who also has dealt with cancer (osteosarcoma). They both are interested in the book 'An Imperial Affliction" and what happens to the characters after the book ends. Augustus uses his wish on taking himself and Hazel and her mom to Amsterdam when they find out they have a chance to meet the author. They face some hardships while in Amsterdam, one being the fact that Augustus' cancer has come back and spread through his body-and they begin to fall in love with each other. Throughout the book there is a lot of love and happiness, but also a lot of loss and suffering. It looks at the positive and negative aspects in life, and ultimately teaches us that one can't really exist without the other. This is shown in the quote, "Without pain, how could we know joy?" This book is also really easy for a lot of people to relate to in some aspect. One group of people it could help or inspire is others who are dealing with cancer. Cancer is extremely difficult to deal with, but this book offers a lot of helpful perspectives on dealing with it. It may also help anyone who has suffered from loss or heartbreak, or are trying to figure out who they are/what their place in this world is, etc. It offers strong insight while still being realistic, and I think anyone who reads this book will gain new perspectives. These are just a few among many reasons I think this book is valuable.
Being someone who has devoured this book in the past, I really appreciate the way you summarized the book. It captured what the book really means and it's value while not giving too much away.
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