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The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

Start date: June 6, 2014

Finish date: June 18, 2014

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Jun 21, 2013 Carolyn Borgen rated it it was amazing

Review online at http://www.volpinareads.blogspot.com

There has been so many reviews written about this amazing book. Too many to count and too many so well done, it doesn't seem right to write my own words to it. However, I did want to bring light to this book and make sense out of what I read. Here's my own review added to the many out there already...

I would say that this is a beautiful, beautiful love story where we get the time to watch Hazel and Gus fall in love. Not make dumb mistakes wher Review online at http://www.volpinareads.blogspot.com

There has been so many reviews written about this amazing book. Too many to count and too many so well done, it doesn't seem right to write my own words to it. However, I did want to bring light to this book and make sense out of what I read. Here's my own review added to the many out there already...

I would say that this is a beautiful, beautiful love story where we get the time to watch Hazel and Gus fall in love. Not make dumb mistakes where they take each other for granted and have huge misunderstandings but a true falling in love story where you know these two were meant to be together. That is what makes is so heartbreaking, the kind of ugly crying that you don't want anyone to witness.

What makes this story sad is not the cancer or that someone might be dying from it or even the long aftereffects of cancer. It's that these two wonderful souls have found each other and have such a short time together. As one of them said, "Dying is a symptom of cancer." They wouldn't want you to feel sorry for them, even for the short amount of time they get together. As someone who loves reading love stories, it's hard not to feel for them. Feel the pain of one watching the other go through something so horrible and painful, with no answer on how to help but be there. That's what is gut wrenching about the story...at least to me.

When reading it during tough parts, I kept reminding myself that they did have that short, wonderful time together. How many of us in the world don't even get to experience that? The world might not be a wish granting factory but for me it granted these too an epic love story.

The Fault in Our Stars is a beautiful, funny, well-written love story. When reading it, you can't think, "It's a story about kids with cancer." They're teens and living life the best they can in spite of cancer. If you haven't had a chance to read this one yet, I would suggest a bag of chocolate, box of tissues and a day to yourself to really enjoy this story. ...more

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Jul 09, 2013 Samantha rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-club, ya-books, fiction

Oh, my God! I balled my eyes out. I loved this book. It was an interesting take on being young, sick and in love. Just when things were going good they took a turn for the worse.

A friend told me I would probably cry when reading this. I readied myself for one thing to happen only for another to happen. I listened to this on audio (not the one that John Green read) and all I have to say is do not listen to this book in a car while driving and have kleenex near by when you do listen to it.

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