The Fault in Our Stars
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Hazel Grace Lancaster is a16 year-old, stage IV cancer patient. Since the age of 13, she’s been living on borrowed time from the miraculous effects of an experimental drug. She’s also depressed (a side effect of dying), and as prescribed by her doctor, she attends a support group for cancer kids. Then, she unexpectedly meets the guy of her dreams; dreams she wasn’t even aware she could have. Augustus “Gus” Waters, is a an amputee battling with osteosarcoma , who also happens to be a gorgeous, brilliant, funny, person that Hazel describes as a “tenured professor in the department of Slightly Crooked Smiles with a dual appointment in the Department of Having a Voice That Made My Skin Feel More Like Skin”. The two quickly become inseparable, and fall into a romantic friendship. A book with an abrupt ending, about a girl with cancer brings them even closer together and leads them on an adventure through Amsterdam to find the reclusive author and finally learn how the story ends. With the prospect of death at every corner, can their relationship survive tragedy? Grades 9 and up, 313 pages
"Despite the medical miracle that has bought her a few more years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, but when Augustus Waters suddenly appears at the Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be rewritten.." *From NoveList Plus
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Add a CommentAmazing. I hardly have the words for the emotions that this book brought out in me. John Green has done it again.
Genuine and frank portrayal of the personal underside of cancer -- full of irony, wit, and wisdom. A worthwhile read for people of any age.
i just want to say that even though many people say that it was just great i think that it WAS AMAZING. there were funny bursts and times where i wanted to cry. but overall read this book it was beautiful
The description provided does this book no justice. I hope they never make it a movie. But the rating does. If you care to notice the edging of the birth of a sixth star.
this book is not just teen fiction. it was a bittersweet laugh out loud read. i, being a cancer survivor hate reading most book that talk about cancer. this read was different. i felt i knew these people. it was sincere. i cried and laugh a great deal while reading this.
One of my favourites. Love love love.
I read this for the first time in about two days after I got it on the release date, and have reread it twice since. Despite my age, I'm not usually a fan of young adult fiction, but I'll always make an exception for John Green, one of my all time favourite authors. I looked forward to this book from the moment he announced it was coming out, and I wasn't disappointed!This book is joyful, heartbreaking, and positively gorgeous, a must-read for teenagers and adults (and, of course, Nerdfighters!) alike. Spectacular!
I give this book 5 stars and I don't do it very often. Wonderful story.
Agreed with all other comments! Insightful, bold, heartbreaking, and raw. John Green really hit it out of the park with this one.
This book is truly beautiful. I couldn't put it down. Hazel Grace & Augustus Waters are two characters which I have come to love. <3