The fault in our stars is award-winning-author John Green’s sixth novel. The book was published in January 2012, and it has so far received a huge amount of success around the world. The novel tells about 16-year-old cancer patient Hazel Grace Lancaster’s life. The story is included, as well as falling in love and moments of joy but also the loss of a loved one and grief processing. It is aimed to young adults.
The main character is a young woman named Hazel Grace Lancaster, who has thyroid cancer. Cancer has destroyed Hazel’s lungs, which makes her inhaling difficult. Her struggle against cancer has been long and rocky, but her parents have always been supportive. Hazel loves to read and her favorite book is called An Imperial Affliction.
Another main character of the book is a young man named Augustus Waters, whose osteosarcoma caused him to lose his leg. So Augustus is also a cancer patient. Augustus metaphor is, “You but the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don’t give it the power to do its killing”. Overall Augustus is cheerful personality and he doesn’t let the cancer negatively affect his live.
In the book Hazel and Augustus meet at the cancer patients’ support group. First, Hazel does not like Augustus, but pretty soon they fall in love with each other. During the book they experience together the most incredible things, both good and bad. However, in their minds revolve around the possibility of cancer recurrence. But how to deal with grief when a loved one dies?
Themes of the book are love and hope. The story is basically a traditional love story which fits into its genre very well. The whole book is written in Hazel’s view and therefore it is even more touching. The fault in our stars is a true love story of the century, which has agitated the people around the world.
I personally like the book very much. I could even say that I love it! Although the subject of the book is quite heavy, reading it made me remember how the little joys of life should be enjoyed. In life, there will always be ups and downs. The book is also quite easy to read, which makes reading experience even more comfortable. I could even say that the book is the best love story in several decades!
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