Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars
Hello Readers! Today I will be reviewing The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, a really beautiful and well written novel. Today’s review is a fairly short one, so I want to take some time to explain how I got around to reading this book.
After reading the same book book together for school — my friends and I wanted to read another one, but choosing a book can often be hard. Especially if you have too many or too little options. In our case, we asked for recommendations, scoured book forums, and took from our personal “want to read” ideas. This left us with a pretty good list of what we might end up reading. The Fault in Our Stars was one on that list. It was a book I had heard about from a book report at school last year (so if you think school book reports are useless please think again). We took this list and inputted every book title onto a spin the wheel platform. The wheel spun, and landed on The Fault in Our Stars, and I am super glad that I did.
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green is a beautiful novel. It follows the story of Hazel Grace, a 17 year old suffering from Thyroid Cancer. Encouraging her to make friend and ‘be a teenager’, her mom sends her to a support group for cancer patients. One day, at a support group session she runs into Augustus Walters, a cancer survivor with osteosarcoma. The Fault in Our Stars explores the journey and relationship of these two cancer patients.
This novel is written marvelously. The characters are rich and their thoughts deep. The language and perspectives are raw — giving Hazel’s full interpretation of her life with cancer. This perspective adds a lot to the feel and style of the novel. It is deliciously sad, and wondrously sewn together.
The Fault in Our Stars isn’t a mystery or a page turning dystopian. It isn’t an action novel or a thriller. It’s a mellow, sad, sweet romance novel. It’s a humbling read that might even make you cry.
“It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.”
Another thing that adds to the feel of this novel are the carefully placed quotes and metaphors (the title of the book being one as well).
“Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.”
Overall, there’s not much else I can say about this book. It can only be understood after being read. I definitely enjoyed reading it — it made me think, it made me feel, and it almost made me cry.
I hope you choose to experience this journey.
