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The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

September 22, 2017
By juliaalee BRONZE, ARLINGTON, Texas
juliaalee BRONZE, ARLINGTON, Texas
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The fault in our stars is one of the best books I have ever read. The author tries to reel in emotion from his readers by talking about sentimental subjects such as cancer and romance and I think that’s a really good way to get teenagers hooked to a book because now a day’s teenagers have a large interest into dramatic things. I liked how the author made Augustus, boy with prosthetic leg due to past cancer, sound like he was full of wisdom, throughout the book you’ll notice that Augustus likes to talk about things in a “third eye” point of view. Augustus is really mature and discusses things kids his age wouldn’t be able to. Hazel Grace, the 16-year-old girl with thyroid cancer, is my favorite character because she overcomes a lot of challenges, her cancer for one. Despite her cancer and her struggles, she still manages to find happiness and love, she lives life to the fullest and is a really caring person. Hazel makes readers feel like they can achieve whatever they want.  This book has a lot of deep quotes, Augustus puts an unlit cigarette in his mouth and tells Hazel “It’s a metaphor see; you put the killing thing right between your teeth but you don’t give it the power to do its killing” (Green 20). This quote confused me at first but after I re-read it, I started to understand what Augustus was talking about, the cigarettes are one area in his life where he can have power over his body and what does and does not kill it. Another quote I liked was this one “As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once” (Green 125).  I liked this quote because it explains how Augustus fell in love with Hazel, it was really creative and unique. I would rate this book a 5/5 because of how detailed the author was and how much depth of thought he put into this book. I would recommend this book to teenagers because it’s a book they would enjoy reading since the characters are around our age and the book has some things they could relate to.



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