Thursday, February 28, 2013
The Fault in our Stars by John Green is a young adult book about...well...cancer? It is about way more than just the disease though. It is a story of the struggle of having the disease, knowing someone who has cancer, and loving someone who has cancer. Hazel, the main character has a form of cancer that is terminal. She is not looking for a cure, but just a way to prolong the inevitable. In the beginning, she seems like she is hiding from the world and just letting herself become the disease. She goes to a support group and meets friends there and everything is turned around. She ends up falling for Augustus, a boy with osteosarcoma, he had his leg removed and has a pretty good chance of staying in remission, and they enjoy their "infinite time".
I was really unsure how to approach trying to critique this book. It certainly makes you think about what it would be like to be in Hazel's situation. I don't know how she, and others like her, can be so strong. She is always worried about everyone else and never her own health. The writing style is not exactly anything new or exciting, but it definitely got the feelings across. I always enjoy a story that makes you think, and this was an easy read, and one that I could not put down. I would suggest it to pretty much anyone, but I know it is also definitely not a book for everyone...if that makes sense...
