THE FAULT IN OUR STARS 📖

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BOOK REVIEW 

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS 


The Fault in Our Stars is about sixteen year old Hazel Grace Lancaster who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, at the age of thirteen. Three years later and she is still alive, her life has been temporarily prolonged by a miracle drug, but Hazel feels dead inside and is swimming in clinical depression. She then starts attending the Cancer Support Group and meets the gorgeous, clever Augustus Waters. Lover of life, video games and objects that have a deeper metaphorical meaning. When Hazel felt this was the end of her life...it was actually just the beginning.

This book was truly amazing. It produced deep emotions within me and it broke my heart then haphazardly stitched it back up and then mercilessly crushed it again. Even as I think of the beautiful characters that inhabited the story and now my heart, the tears well up. Never before has a book made me so emotional and made me want to laugh and cry and think about the true meaning of life and what it's like to actually live. John Green, you're a literary genius.

You know sometimes when you look at your bookshelf and you just feel an irresistible pull towards a book that you've been waiting for the right moment to read? And you know, you just know that now is the right moment? That happened with me and The Fault in our Stars. I just knew that now was the right time to read it. I've put off reading this book for so long due to it being about cancer that I regret not reading it sooner. I regret not reading it sooner because as soon as I opened the book I just clicked with it, completely so that the connection I had with the book felt nearly tangible. I immediately fell in love with the story and, the characters and the writing - right from the first page. I flew through the pages and I literally couldn't put it down. This book is every single synonym for beautiful.

The characters in this book were so fleshed out, so real. They had flaws and it made me love them to an even fuller extent. Hazel was tenacious, she had such a dry sense of humour and she was relatable, funny and honest. She's wise and brave and I admire her. She accepts the truth about her medical condition and she's just such an amazing, snarky person who I could see me becoming best friends with. Augustus Waters. Unlike Hazel, I fell in love with him at once. I love the way he spoke about life and death and wanting to leave a legacy. He was amazing. He was such a wonderful friend and so optimistic during most of the novel, despite his and Hazel's situations. I can't quite describe just how much I love him.

Hazel and Gus's relationship was absolutely magical. They could have these deep and meaningful conversations about books, dying, cancer and living. The dialogue between them was always scintillating and intelligent and never failed to make me laugh. Their love was extraordinary and you could just tell how much they loved and cared for each other. You can clearly see how they realised they didn't have an infinite amount of days and they appreciated and cherished every second spent in the other's company. 

The story in itself was simultaneously heart-breaking and heart-warming and John Green combined them perfectly. I love every single part of this novel, although the ending left me completely emotional. However, even though the ending made me sob, I appreciate that John Green wrote it like that. It addresses the fact perfectly that what was happening to Hazel and Gus does also happen in real life and that not everything has a happy ending.

The Fault in Our Stars is a spectacular book which deals with a tender subject in an honest and captivating way. The witty dialogue was realistic, beautiful and more often than not, perfectly hilarious. The imperfect characters made me fall in love with the story even more so. John Green is a phenomenal writer and he writes with an honest, sincere voice and doesn't sugarcoat what people with medical conditions actually have to go through. His writing is raw and unflinching. The Fault in Our Stars broke my heart, it melted it and it taught me to be thankful for my life and my health, including that of my family and friends. This novel is powerful, captivating and indescribably beautiful. Emotional and beautifully crafted. John Green blends joyfulness and sorrowfulness together perfectly and I was on an emotional roller coaster ride

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