A review by theelizabethjoy
The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
I haven't read this book in a decade and it hurts just as much now as it did then. It's a beautiful, heart-wrenching, gut-punch of a story.
"Pain is like fabric, the stronger it is, the more it is worth".
Spoiler
It isn't a happy ending, it just is."Pain is like fabric, the stronger it is, the more it is worth".
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Child death, Death, Alcoholism, Cursing, Cancer, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Medical content, Vomit, and Terminal illness
Minor: Genocide