Name: The Fault in Our Stars
Rating: 3.989975485904395 (5711 reviews)
ISBN: 9780525555742

John Green

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

The Fault in Our Stars

According to author John Green, The Fault In Our Stars was inspired by his friendship with Esther Earl, who "redefined the process of dying young for me." (December 2012 Good Reads interview, http://www.goodreads.com/interviews/show/828.John_Green). He cautions his readers not to take the novel too literally however, stating that he doesn't "want people conflating Esther with Hazel (they're very different), and it's extremely important to me that I not claim to be telling Esther's story. Esther's story belongs to Esther and to her family." (John Green's tumblr, August 2, 2012 http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/28557373623/everybody-was-told-to-make-a-funny-face-but-i). Esther's story is told in the 2014 posthumous memoir This Star Won't Go Out : the Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl.

enjoyed the story, I felt the ending was rushed but then again that could've been me reading too fast. Unexpected spice scene didn't like that in a Y/A book.

Amber

Jose Sbuck

This is a good novel for young adults. The protagonist, Hazel, has cancer. She meets Augustus, who also has cancer. They end up in a relationship. It is beautiful and fulfilling. But it is also ravaged by the fragility of a cancer patient. The novel teaches us not to romanticise the fight against cancer, because that's not what it feels like to those with the condition. Cancer is a serious disease and a huge part of a patient's life, but it's not something you actually fight against. It is part of you, and you should be allowed to feel weak and sad sometimes. In contrast, there are positive things in life, and it is these that make you strong and happy. The story is touching. Its humour is tough yet realistic. The cancer patients joke about their condition and support each other by openly discussing their pain and fear. I think this reveals something important about humanity. I would recommend it to anyone, especially those with friends or family members who have cancer.

I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once. Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love. Praise for The Fault in Our Stars: Sunday Times (Culture) 'A touching, often fiercely funny novel' The Sun on Sunday (Fabulous Magazine) 'So good I think it should be compulsory reading for everyone!' Daily Express 'John Green brilliantly captures the voices of a young generation while instilling it with the wisdom of a life that has lived too much yet will never live enough' The Metro - 2013 Best Fiction 'The love affair of two terminally ill teenagers could be mawkish. In fact, it's funny, clever, irreverent and life-affirming.' Grazia 'So good!' Good Housekeeping 'As funny as it is heartbreaking... we defy you not to fall in love with its main characters, Hazel and Augustus.' The Tablet 'A humourous and poignant love story... It's terrifically funny... as well as a moving exploration of loss and grief. And no, it's so much not just for teenage cancer sufferers... it's for everyone.' Bliss 'If you need inspiration when it comes to making the most of a moment, this one is for you' Mizz 'Insightful, bold, irreverent and raw, if this doesn't make you cry, it'll definitely make you think, laugh and maybe even fall in love yourself!'

Jonathan Stephens

Brought tears to my eyes...multiple times. Fantastic book.

The Fault In Our Stars

A gut wrenchingly beautiful book. The storyline, the dialogues, the characters all were simple and straight forward. A 11/10 read.

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Gary Dorestan

Pretty emotional book honestly. The book revolves around the lives of cancer patients Hazel and Augustus and it gives you a lesser known yet more important perspective upon living with a deadly/incurable disease. The second half is what blew me away because the book took a deeper turn and expressed everything in a more profound way compared to the first half which was much more subtle. I can see the hype behind this book and it does provide alot of insight which I would keep in mind for sure.

Aarush Arora

Marija

Story is different and touching, teaching you how dying young would feel [without being too patheteic] (everyone should read it!) but this is not a book I would read twice... (especially after author tried to use math reference so badly I almost cried [and then I tried to google it a bit to find an explanation and saw what fans said about it... {my math soul died}])

Cara Stegemann

(Please note that my reviews are intended to be notes to myself - my memory is failing, and I need reminders about books I want to reread and books I didn’t finish. My reviews are not intended to be particularly useful for other readers.)

This book was stunning, heartbreaking, and captivating. A book I will always think about and is probably the best book I've ever read, I doubt I will be able to read this book again. 

I found myself sucked into the story faster than any other book I had read, The fault in our stars is one of the only books I have found myself binging the whole thing. I haven't read anything else by John Green so this was my introduction to him as well as his writing. 

I would whole heartedly reccomend this book with no doubt in my mind but I cannot bring myself to read it again. 

Eve Fickes

This book was stunning, heartbreaking, and captivating. A book I will always think about and is probably the best book I've ever read, I doubt I will be able to read this book again. 

I found myself sucked into the story faster than any other book I had read, The fault in our stars is one of the only books I have found myself binging the whole thing. I haven't read anything else by John Green so this was my introduction to him as well as his writing. 

I would whole heartedly reccomend this book with no doubt in my mind but I cannot bring myself to read it again. 

Milan Joseph

Okaaay, there was a moment that I felt really connected to Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace, but I lost that somewhere in the middle of these pages. The problem of predictability hung in the air for the whole book and all I wanted to know at times was how will this end... The emotional thing quite couldn't connect for me, but yeah, the book wasn't that bad. It has its ups and downs. 

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). All 16 songs from the soundtrack for this 2014 breakout blockbuster movie based on a novel by John Green, in arrangements for piano, voice and guitar. Includes Ed Sheeran's "All of the Stars," "Boom Clap" by Charli XCX, plus: All I Want * Let Me In * Not About Angels * Oblivion * Strange Things Will Happen * Tee Shirt * Without Words * and more. Includes four pages of color art from the film.

Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

Somi Patel

Jennifer

Despite going in knowing this book is about kids with cancer (read: cliche!), the story touched parts of my soul I didn't even know I had. I actually cried (I never cry over books...ever) and will forever be surprised at how deeply this book affected me. 

Marco yauri 

Pese a saber casi todo lo que iba a pasar, porque incluso había visto la película antes de leerlo me ha parecido bien, me gusta la trama y pues me ha transmitido ciertas cosas, obviamente me transmitieron más las cosas que no sabía.
Es una historia rápida, lo que me gusta y no me gusta es que está llena de metáforas por parte de varios personajes, me gusta pues transmiten bastante, pero no me gustó porque me costó entender muchas de ellas. 
El final ya lo sabía, me gustó, me llamó la atención y ya está, lo malo como dije anteriormente es que Gus dice cosas en la carta que me cuestan entender, aunque admito que estoy  combatiendo mi problema leve de dislexia. Por lo demás me gustó la historia que ya conocía. 
Lo volvería a leer solo para entender las pequeñas cosas que no entendía (metáforas y algunas frases).

I cried when Gus died. Seeing everything come together in the end... Just... AAAAHHHH 🥺😭

Susan

Loved it and hatef it. For a moment I really thought that John Green and Peter Van Houten were vwry much alike.

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