Now that I have finished wiping up my tears, I can finally gather my thoughts enough to say that this was a beautifully, intelligentlly, and emotionally riveting tale of cancer-ridden , star-crossed love.
Sometimes I get into a slump when reading books. It's easy to continue on the same path of genres until you're mind essentially becomes mush. I did this recently, with the self-inflicted onslaught of new adult romance novels I've been reading. Not saying they weren't interesting, lovely tales, just saying I was in a slump. That is how I came across Fault in our Stars.
You'll notice that this book is written by a... dun dun dun... man!
I actually would have never noticed while reading the book, because he did such a great job sounding like a cancer infested teenage girl. It is a sad story, but it is refreshing to hear about pain and death the way they really are. Painful. Sad. Not. Fun. The Fault in our Stars made me laugh out loud and cry out loud, and even made me reread parts that were too intelligent for my brain, but nonetheless all of these aspects made me love reading this book so much.
This is the synopsis that I found on Good Reads
Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 13, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now.
Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.
Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind
Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.
Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind
Loved:
- the truth in pain and suffering... no sugar coating
- how disease breeds friendship
- the honesty in conversation
- insightful words to quote by
- star-crossed lovers
- the fact that I laughed and cried out loud
- hope that even living for a little while, is worth living
Loathed:
- how true endings just end, but I guess I get it from reading this book {you shall too...read it}
GREAT BOOK! It is a little most costly than most ebooks, but I guess with great insight you must giveth a little more mula!
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