Reviews

Una estrella que no se apaga by Esther Earl

gracemessi's review against another edition

5.0

I don't think many people fully understand my love for this book. As someone who just signed up to participate in St. Baldrick's to be a "shavee" (go to www.stbaldricks.org/participants/GraceEllen2015 for more information), I needed to connect more with the topic of pediatric cancer. Esther made me realize that having cancer and making you cancer the center of your life are two different things. Esther had cancer, but didn't make her disease her life. She inspires me so much as a person. The only thing I hate about this is her getting remembered as "the girl who inspired John Green", when she should be remembered as a girl who inspired so many thousands of people by being her.

dallisaur's review against another edition

5.0

DO NOT READ THIS IN PUBLIC. I cannot stress this enough. You may think you're strong. You may think that you're not going to cry, but you are. There is no escaping it. Don't do it. Don't even try. You will end up a mess in front of strangers. You have been warned.

dmg95's review against another edition

5.0

I finally got around to finishing this book. I purchased it at Leakycon 2014, which was my first Esther Day. I didn't know the whole story, but Esther sounds like a wonderful human and I would've loved to have met her. Her story is motivating and makes me proud that I am pursuing a medical career. Now knowing more about her story, I am proud to be able to celebrate Esther Day every year, even when I can't make it to con. #RestInAwesomeEsther and I hope you realize how amazing all of your work is. And to the Earl family, I'm glad I met some of you when I bought this book, you're all super awesome for sharing Esther's story with the world. DFTBA! P.S. my keychain flashlight from Leakycon 2014 still shines bright and it's a reminder that This Star Won't Go Out <3

lindseydoesreviews's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

lunabob's review against another edition

1.0

One star review not because of the content, but because I couldn’t bring myself to finish it. I skimmed it and from what I read I enjoyed it.
I should have read it years ago

lovelife1008's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

kelforrest's review against another edition

emotional informative lighthearted sad

4.0

Didn't finish, only because I'm quite busy atm and currently don't have time for much reading, but what I did read was amazing and heart-warming, and I definitely plan on revisiting this book at a later date when I'm far less busy!!

Edit: Finished the book since I didn't like that I was leaving the book unread, and it did not disappoint!!

hereistheend's review against another edition

5.0

this is incredible and beautiful and perfect and this girl.
i cried, of course, but some were happy amazed tears, and yeah, there were pissed off sad tears OF COURSE.
but this book…. i just.



and the bits about god were like wow. it makes me so so so so so happy to know i'll meet her someday in heaven.

i read your book in one day, esther, curled up in my bed, eating cake, and then curled up in bed again… you are beautiful inside and out and you were real.

jayeraine's review against another edition

5.0

Sometimes the best stories are told imperfectly, with grammatical and spelling errors and no sense of pacing, sometimes confusing the sequence of events. Sometimes the best thing a story can give you is a reminder that we're all just human, and to be human is to be imperfect and flawed, and that this basis of humanity in no way detracts from the value of a person. Esther Earl passed away at the age 16, and she was flawed like everyone else. Despite, and sometimes because of, these flaws, she managed to reach out and accomplish things that many of us couldn't do in a lifetime. One of Esther's deepest wishes was to make a difference in the world before she left it, and she accomplished this wish a million times over-- not just in the big differences that she is most widely known for, but in the small differences as well. And through it all, she never lost her sense of self, neither to her illness nor her sudden, confusing fame.

"Dad you do realize I'm a human. Which is always good."

bookswithbre's review against another edition

5.0

Equal parts inspiring and heartbreaking. Esther, what an amazing girl that deserved more time on this Earth.