By John Green
Dutton Books, 313 pages
10th January, 2012
Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs... for now.
Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.
Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.
Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too; post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. And even though she could live for a long time (whatever that means), Hazel lives tethered to an oxygen tank, the tumours tenuously kept at bay with a constant chemical assault.
Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and shockingly to her, interested in Hazel. Being with Augustus is both an unexpected destination and a long-needed journey, pushing Hazel to re-examine how sickness and health, life and death, will define her and the legacy that everyone leaves behind.
- Goodreads.com description
There is no words to describe The Fault In Our Stars. I am struck speechless. I am a speechless girl who just had tears streamed down her face after reading The Fault In Our Stars. I am a wreck of emotions right now. Raw emotions are pouring over me.
This is probably not a good way to start to read John Green's book. I heard many good things about him and his book and so I just happened to read the book that got me to chuck my phone across the room after reading it. Not cool. 'Cause I felt that way to my phone when Green's the one to put the blame on ;) But this must be the most real book that I have ever read. This book didn't really ended with a happy ending but it still kept the readers satisfied. This kind of books is hard to find. Especially when the book got me crying 80% out of the whole book.
But this book is not about the death. It's about life. How you live it when you're still alive. Make it worthwhile. And Augustus and Hazel sure did made it worthwhile.
I'll try and read his other books just for a taste that doesn't really ends the story with tears streaming down my face again(If there is any).
I'd love it though, if you guys could suggest to me what John Green's books should I read next?
Fara
