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If you can avoid reading too many reviews or hearing too many sob stories, I would recommend reading this with as few expectations as possible.
That being said, as the three-star rating states: I liked it. I had heard so many rave reviews that were summed up by the reader describing the length and intensity of their sobs that I was a little wary, but I had also heard a (very) few readers say they remained unmoved. I fell somewhere in the middle.
Reading TFIOS, I was reminded very strongly of my ob ...more
That being said, as the three-star rating states: I liked it. I had heard so many rave reviews that were summed up by the reader describing the length and intensity of their sobs that I was a little wary, but I had also heard a (very) few readers say they remained unmoved. I fell somewhere in the middle.
Reading TFIOS, I was reminded very strongly of my ob ...more
I was surprised by how much I liked this book. It is a book about teenagers with cancer that seems like it was written for teenagers, but I liked it as an adult. It tastefully covered a number of topics, including love, sex, alcohol, loss and heartbreak. There was even a bit of humor thrown in so that you aren't completely depressed while reading it. My only issue was the superior nature of the language used by the main characters. Perhaps I went to the wrong hugh school, but I kept thinkg "what
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Like a lot of authors that I (and many readers) really love, Green writes incredibly poignant and witty dialog, all Diablo-Cody-snuggles-Aaron-Sorkin. He has a great way with words, and who wouldn't want Augustus Waters to fall for them? (Without all the, you know, cancer.) He's kinda too good to be true. Indeed, most of these characters are. The teens are incredibly too enlightened, the adults a little too indulgent. It kept me from completely buying in.
This book was built up quite a bit for me ...more
This book was built up quite a bit for me ...more
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