The fault in our stars is the multi-million worldwide bestseller and that’s explain why so many of us (english students of course five), chose this book to read. Not only because the book is just 300 pages but because it is very intelligently and funnily written and I don’t know any girls who wouldn’t have even a little bit interested to the epic love story. This epic love story is written by John Green who gave his first inspiration to write this book when he was working in the children’s hospital. Easter Earl, a girl who died at the age of 16 to thyroid cancer and was also Green’s friend, was one of those children who inspired Green to write this novel.
The book is published in January 2012 and it has also been made the film in June 2014, which is based on the book. I think the film raised the popularity of the book even more and I myself for example found the book after I had seen the movie.
The fault in our stars is the story about 16-year-old girl Hazel Grace Lancaster, who suffers from thyroid cancer. Her illness is incurable and her doctor recommend Hazel to go Cancer Kid Support Group. In support group Hazel meets a boy Augustus Waters, who is embodiment of the perfect boyfriend except that he has a cancer too. Young couple bring together a book named An Imperial Affliction, which tells truthfully about cancer and dying. However John Green’s book doesn’t bathe in misery on the contrary he manages to tell the story about cancer sarcastic funnily without being tasteless. You can also notice from the book it is based on real events because the author can describe the feelings of cancer patient so credibly. “I’m a grenade and at some point I’m going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okey?” says the main character at the desperate moment and in my opinion this is the good evidence about how well John Green knows what it feels like to be sick. I will not spoil you how the book will end but I recommend to prepare several of tissues.
Critics have praised the book all over the world and especially they have liked new perspective of cancer and romance. The fault in our stars is called melancholy, philosophical, intelligent and touching. The Time magazine is criticized the novel “damn near genius”. So decidedly this book is readable!
I think this novel describes perfectly the real life with a good days and also not so good days and after reading The Fault In Our Stars everyone can put the things order of importance in our life. At least I woke up after the book how happy I should be on my health. Because “the world is not a wish-granting factory” as the book several times mentioned.
Sources: Wikipedia.org
I have seen the movie ”The Fault in our stars” but I intend to read the book as well. I agree with you that the story is very eye opening. At least I cried a lot.