I ♥ Books: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Name:  The Fault in Our Stars
Author:  John Green
Pages:  313
Publisher:  Dutton Books

Summary

Hazel, an indefinitely terminal cancer patient, meets a hot guy at her Cancer Kid Support Group named Augustus Waters who pretty much changes her outlook on life and turns everything upside down.

Discussion 

I'd been hearing a lot about this book on Tumblr and just about everywhere else on the interwebs, so I figured I'd see for myself what was so great about it.

First of all, it's a John Green book, so it was a given that it was going to be awesome, but I really didn't know what to expect. I got lost in the book the second I started reading. I just didn't want to put it down, but at the same time I didn't want to continue reading, because I just knew that something was going pop up and smash my heart into a million pieces. It didn't disappoint.

I loved this book for so many reasons. The perspective, the thoughtfulness, the way I felt like I'd known these characters my whole life and the way I had a complete emotional breakdown every time something bad happened to them. I loved that it made me think, that it made me question my existence and made me want to start living my life. I loved that it made me cry in a corner like a little girl and had me desperately clutching the book like it was my only way of holding onto reality.

It was beautifully devastating and I loved that it was so simple at the same time. It will make you cry, no matter how hard you try to resist and it will also make you laugh when you least expect it.

My Favourite Line

There were so many. Just about every conversation between Hazel and Augustus were my favourites. Also, I liked it when Isaac said something weird, like: "Come over here so I can examine your face with my hands and see deeper into your soul than a sighted person ever could."

But honestly, I don't have a favourite line. Every second line became my new favourite line as I read.

My Verdict

Should you read it? Yes. Absolutely, positively, a thousand times, yes! This book is perfection. The story is equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking and you'll go back to read it another fifty times or so after you've finished it.

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