Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars. Dutton Books, 2012. 318 pages, $17.99 ISBN: 9780525478812 (trade)
The Fault in our Stars is not just another cancer story, it is a poignant love story between to teenagers farced to face mortality much too soon. Hazel has been sick for years and even though the drugs have shrunk the tumors and oxygen helps her breath, her death is looming in the near future. Hazel meets August in a support group for kids with cancer. August is in remission from the osteosarcoma that took one of his legs. Hazel is desperate to know that life will continue for her loved one’s after she is gone. She becomes fixated on discovering the ending of her favorite novel, which leaves the reader hanging the narrator, dies. The novel has great meaning for Augustus as well and together with Hazel’s mom they travel to Amsterdam to meet the author and learn the end of the story. Instead they discover what it is to live and love.
What can I say about John Green’s lastest book, The Fault in Our Stars? It is funny, romantic, tragic, and poignant. Hazel and Augustus’ romance may be tragic, but it was also beautiful, what they gave to each other and added to the other’s life. You cannot help but think about mortality when reading The Fault in Our Stars and all the things you might miss out on if you were to die at 16.
Interest Level:
Grade 10 and up
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