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Synopsis:
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.

I just read the sample of "The Fault in Our Stars" on my Kindle app and I have to be honest - I will try to finish the book for the monthly group read, but I don't know if I can take reading about funny and bright kids suffering and dying from cancer. It's written cleverly, but I kind of feel bad about enjoying the book. The characters are so real, I feel I know them already, which is usually a sign to me that I will love the book.
Definitely not one for the daily commute, though - I almost lost it on the bus at the end of "The Book Thief".

Still on the waiting list at my library for this one ...

I just picked up a copy of this book they were holding for me at the library today and started reading it now.

This is one beautiful book!! I read it long back though, I think it's beautifully written, the story was good, I fell in love with the characters and oh! the quotes!! And I so love John Green's writing style!! The quotes he's used and they way he has written is brilliant. Amazing book - must read for everyone.

Just finished reading this today and I don't know how to explain it without sounding schmaltzy, but this book was wonderfully written - easy to read and funny, yet sad and poignant. I thought the story was going to be a complete tear-jerker, but the ending was so uplifting there was no need for tears. If it ever becomes a movie, though, it could easily become maudlin and over acted.

I loved the dialogue between the protagonist, Hazel, and the other main characters, her boyfriend Augustus and his friend, Isaac. John Green's writing is very current, at least from my (50ish Mom)perspective. Some other reviewers have argued that not many teenagers actually speak that way, but the teens in this book, due to cancer, were involuntarily set apart from their peers and interacted primarily with adults. They could joke between themselves about the most catastrophic illnesses and awful procedures they had to endure and it seemed to ease the burden of pain and responsibility they felt towards their parents and other loved ones.

It seems to me that the moral of the story is to just truly appreciate every day you are given. Choose to enjoy and experience life, even through pain and loss, because(excuse the hyperbole)that's what every part of life is - it's infuriatingly beautiful. It's enchanting, frustrating, fulfilling and wonderful down to every last infinite particle of energy.

A predictable, but enjoyable book.

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