fictionalkate's review against another edition
4.0
Coming into reading this book – not knowing anything about it – and finding out on the very first page that the main character had terminal cancer, I knew that it wasn’t going to be the kind of book filled with sunshine and rainbows. And it wasn’t. But it was the kind full of heartbreak and hope, a few tears here and there as well as a hearty dose of laughter.
The Fault in Our Stars is the story of Hazel – a teenager who has been fighting a never-ending battle against her own body. Given up on a real life, Hazel drifts between class, watching reality tv with her parents and (at her mother’s request) going to a cancer kid support group once a week. It’s there that Augustus Waters enters her life. In Augustus, Hazel finds a kindred spirit. Someone she can be herself with, someone who knows what she’s been through.
I loved these two together – they’re both quirky and a little pretentious. And whilst pretentious isn’t usually a trait that endears me to characters, I loved how these two interacted with each other. They’ve been through so much at such a young age with both of them never expecting a future. They’ve become somewhat old for their age. And where their bodies are falling apart around them, their minds are free to grow and give them a somewhat unique wisdom. They are both intuitive and poignant with a sense of humour that stayed with them both no matter what.
The relationships in this book were another part that shone for me – Hazel with her parents, Hazel + Augustus and Peter and Hazel + Augustus and Isaac – I loved them all for different reasons. It was beautiful to read a story of someone with a terminal disease who didn’t spend their entire time being bitter. I loved Hazel’s camaraderie with her family and the gallows humour she and Augustus invoked at Isaac regarding his sight (or lack thereof).
The only thing stopping me from giving this book a perfect score is that I found it somewhat predictable. There were surprising turns of events but overall I found things going along just as I was expecting. That said, it never stopped the story from being one that I couldn’t put down.
I can understand why after over a year since this book was first released, it remains in the number one on the best seller list for YA literature in Australia. It’s a beautifully written book with characters that both broke my heart and broke my face into a giant smile every so often. I’ve not read a John Green book before but after reading A Fault in Our Stars I can’t wait to check out some of his older works.
The Fault in Our Stars is the story of Hazel – a teenager who has been fighting a never-ending battle against her own body. Given up on a real life, Hazel drifts between class, watching reality tv with her parents and (at her mother’s request) going to a cancer kid support group once a week. It’s there that Augustus Waters enters her life. In Augustus, Hazel finds a kindred spirit. Someone she can be herself with, someone who knows what she’s been through.
I loved these two together – they’re both quirky and a little pretentious. And whilst pretentious isn’t usually a trait that endears me to characters, I loved how these two interacted with each other. They’ve been through so much at such a young age with both of them never expecting a future. They’ve become somewhat old for their age. And where their bodies are falling apart around them, their minds are free to grow and give them a somewhat unique wisdom. They are both intuitive and poignant with a sense of humour that stayed with them both no matter what.
The relationships in this book were another part that shone for me – Hazel with her parents, Hazel + Augustus and Peter and Hazel + Augustus and Isaac – I loved them all for different reasons. It was beautiful to read a story of someone with a terminal disease who didn’t spend their entire time being bitter. I loved Hazel’s camaraderie with her family and the gallows humour she and Augustus invoked at Isaac regarding his sight (or lack thereof).
The only thing stopping me from giving this book a perfect score is that I found it somewhat predictable. There were surprising turns of events but overall I found things going along just as I was expecting. That said, it never stopped the story from being one that I couldn’t put down.
I can understand why after over a year since this book was first released, it remains in the number one on the best seller list for YA literature in Australia. It’s a beautifully written book with characters that both broke my heart and broke my face into a giant smile every so often. I’ve not read a John Green book before but after reading A Fault in Our Stars I can’t wait to check out some of his older works.
bhale33's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
karishoe's review against another edition
5.0
Okay..... I need a little bit. What a beautiful story.
libraryabbie's review against another edition
4.0
Read this a long time ago, around when it first came out/was first popular. Actually read this book when I was on holiday and it had me crying by the poolside! Really enjoyed it though, it was a good story.
yomna_yl's review against another edition
5.0
THIS BOOK IS AMAZIIIIIING !!!!! I CAN'T DESCRIBE HOW AMAZING IS IT !!! (✿◡‿◡)
WELL I'M BAD AT TYPING REVIEWS BUT I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK ψ(｀∇´)ψ
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" RATE YOUR PAIN ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10........I CALLED IT NINE BECAUSE I WAS SAVING MY TEN. AND HERE IT WAS, THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE TEN "
I CRIED ALOT ABOUT IT `(*>﹏<*)′
AND HOW COULD HE DIE AT THE END ....... ~(>_<。)＼
AND HOW THEY ARE A FIGHTER AND HOW THEY FIGHT CANCER.
THIS IS THE BEST EMOTIONAL BOOK...... I LOVE IT !
WELL I'M BAD AT TYPING REVIEWS BUT I HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL BOOK ψ(｀∇´)ψ
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" RATE YOUR PAIN ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 10........I CALLED IT NINE BECAUSE I WAS SAVING MY TEN. AND HERE IT WAS, THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE TEN "
I CRIED ALOT ABOUT IT `(*>﹏<*)′
AND HOW COULD HE DIE AT THE END ....... ~(>_<。)＼
AND HOW THEY ARE A FIGHTER AND HOW THEY FIGHT CANCER.
THIS IS THE BEST EMOTIONAL BOOK...... I LOVE IT !
marineb09's review against another edition
5.0
Whhouuuaahhh ... I don't know if there is any words who can describe this beautiful book. I loved it, I smiled, cried, laught and feel the need to hug them all everytime I turned a page. I really enjoyed reading it and recommended it to anyone who love feeling something while reading. I can't wait to discover the other books of John Green, because if there as good as this one ... Felicitation !
msj3ss1ca's review against another edition
3.0
This was good. Not great...but it was a good, easy middle of the winter read.
bronwynmb's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't think I was going to enjoy this at first. It was too quippy and Hazel and Augustus seemed too pulled out of "Juno" for me to like it (a problem I have with a lot of tv and movies lately... Books, less so, but sometimes). That went away after about 60 pages. They were still just as smart and clever as they'd been, it just didn't bother me as much anymore. There was so much else going on that I was able to get past the dialogue (something I can't always, so this was good). The story was so sweet and sad and heartfelt and I cried. It's not the best book I've ever read, but it was very good and definitely makes me think about some things differently.
alli_in_wonderland's review against another edition
5.0
Every time I read this book, I pull something different from it. It breaks me every single time. When someone asks what my favorite book is, I never have a concrete answer, but this book is within the list that I always give. I will continue to read this as long as I live and I thank John Green for bringing it into my life and I thank my friend for introducing me to my favorite author because without his books to quote all the time, my speech would be a lot less interesting and wow. I can not ever rant about how good this book is enough.