Book info

• Title The Fault in Our Stars
• Author John Green
• Year 2012
• Genre Young Adult

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.

Thoughts

A beautiful piece of work this, highlighting what it is like to live with cancer in all its stages - terminal, in remission, and developing rapidly. The story follows Hazel as she finds friends at a Support Group and develops relationships that ebb and flow and change as the story goes on.

It’s a tragic piece, terribly sad in places, but equally full of hope - cancer is such a common disease now that these sort of stories and feelings will affect many people in their lifetime. Knowing that life can go on, however painful it may be, is a good thing, a strong feeling.

It really made me think, this one, and now I desperately want to see the film adaptation and see how it works on screen as well.

Rating: 5 / 5