The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
Review as seen on Goodreads.com Amazing because of the writing style, the deepness of the characters, the underlying (and overlying) themes, and the emotions that it provokes. John Green never fails to write wonderful stories that don't dumb down the harshness of reality yet still hold strong notes of hope.
Terrible because of the reality of the story. I have very personal experiences with terminal cancer in my family as well as friends, both in my past and present life. John Green describes the true awful and degrading nature of cancer. He beautifully illustrates how although cancer victims are strong and brave, in the end it degrades and leaves people physically (sometimes mentally) helpless and weak when they most want to be independent and strong. I found this book hard to read at times because to the truth that it held.
Heart wrenching because of much of what I stated above. I grew to care for Hazel, Augustus, and Isaac (and everyone else) and I hated to see what they had to go through. Although I knew Hazel's cancer was terminal, she didn't usually act like that, which made it even harder when she talked about her inevitable death.
Hilarious because it's John Green and he has an amazing sense of humor. Many times I found myself laughing out loud while debating whether I should cry at the same time. He weaves humor in perfectly with dark nature of his story.
This is my favorite John Green book since Looking For Alaska, maybe even my favorite John Green book of all. This book pierces though the skin and heads straight for the heart.
