A review by thebacklistreader
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green

emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

Reading this nearly a decade after it first came out was interesting. Ten years ago? 5 star read, made me sob and look at the world differently. Now, I give it a 3.5 -- definitely one of the reason's I'm pro reading a book at different stages in your life. Still a fundamnetally good book, but it is interesting the way your perspective changes when you re-read after years (I probably haven't re-read since 2015 or 2016) -- who you identify with, what makes you roll your eyes, what makes you laugh, little quips you remember underlining the first time round annoy you now. I also understand why John Green once said this was a book he could only write after becoming a parent, which adds just an additional level of heartbreak.
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