Reviews with content warning for Cancer - The Fault in Our Stars

This book is no regular romance; the characters are intelligent and reflective, their thoughts are like poetry, it made this book of words fly by so fast. The ending was heartbreaking yet lovely. Everything that happened felt intensional, i was grateful for that. The quotes I got from this book are real tear jerkers/ worthy of being in a philosophers paper. I think I’ll read this again.

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library__rose's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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jbread's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

Read the book then watch the film. Then read the book again.

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questingnotcoasting's review against another edition

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emotional sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I can't remember what triggered it but something made me really curious about re-reading this. It was one of my favourite books when I first read it in 2012 and I was pleased to find I still enjoyed it 12 years later. It's not the kind of book I'd pick up for the first time now, so some of my enjoyment came from nostalgia but there were still lots of elements I liked. For a sad book, it's funnier than I remembered. I felt more attached to the characters than I was expecting and still enjoyed Green's writing style.

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hanjssick's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

John Green é ótimo em fazer romances clichês forçados, com adolescentes falando coisas que nem adultos de 40 anos falam. E ainda faz questão que eles recitem frases filosóficas dos usuários de Tumblr em 2013, até quando estão quase morrendo. Tornando esse livro, na época, um câncer maior que os dos protagonistas.

Pelo menos foi uma moda passageira, porque a Anne Frank não merece ser lembrada pelo beijo deles no memorial dela. Nada mais romântico que se pegar em um museu criado para homenagear uma vítima do holocausto (e todos aplaudiram).

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nlo's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

I don't think the story was anything special but the set-up was unique. In comparison to other books that I typically read, especially during the time of my life where I read this book, this book was much more serious, solemn and mature. This might have been my first book I read about a protagonist facing a terminal disease.

The pacing for the book was a bit off too and there didn't seem to be a clear plot. I read the entire book while sitting on the toilet, in one go.

Another thing that ruined the book for me months and years after reading it was thinking about how corny the cult following was for this book. People had iphone5c cases with "Ok? Ok." and "It's just a metaphor" on it and I genuinely feel these external situations that aren't the book's fault literally worsened my enjoyment of the novel. Some novels are forgettable, well this one made me want to forget it.

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