The Fault In Our Stars

The Fault in Our Stars is the first John Green book I have read. And I can assure you it won't be the last. The day after I finished it, I marched into easons and searched frantically for John Green's books. Then I had to decide from which to choose. So now, Paper Towns is waiting patiently upon my bookshelf to be read. They're beginning to remind me of an army, the books I mean, lined up like that. Gallant soldiers preparing for battle.

Anyway, TFioS is remarkable. I read it in one day. Basically it's about cancer infused Hazel meeting formally cancer infused Augustus Waters at support Group and this great friendship that evolves from it. But nothing about this story is basic. First of all this book is so realistic I started to think Hazel and Gus were real people. Like how did John Green do it? How can a simple blue paperback be so compelling? I was totally astounded when the book just suddenly finished that I had to take a few hours to tell the difference between reality and what I just read. When I had turned the last page, I was expecting more but there was nothing. Then I thought I was missing the last page and almost started crying, mainly because I was still an emotional wreck after that unmentionable incident that tore me up, pulled out my heart, bashed my head against a wall, stuck my heart back in and let all the emotions and pain hit me like a steaming hot iron!
AAAAGGGHHHHH!!! JOHN GREEN IF I EVER GET MY HANDS ON YOU-------!!!!!
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*comes back sometime later with a bit more self control (and two puffy eyes)*

okay, where was I? Ah, yes, the ending. It wasn't completely abrupt but it was definitely not very resolved. It reminded me of that book Hazel read, the book that was pretty much at the heart of this one. I loved how Hazel found out the true meaning eventually, it was so heart wrenching how the writer wanted his daughter to live through her teens if only through a book. That part started up the water works again.

When I see it in the cinema, I'll probably go through this traumatic experience again. Shailene Woodley is cast as Hazel. I can definitely see her as Hazel. I knew before I read it so I had her pictured as Hazel the whole time.  Apparently she's Tris too, I only started that last night, but I cannot for the life of me see her as Tris. No. Just no.

As for Gus (my fictional boyfriend), Ansle Elgort shall play--- what? NO. That is not how I imagined Gus! AGH! NO please no. Well, okay, he's not too bad. Some of those google images are just not Gussy enough. Actually he looks like a totally different person in some. Okay, I won't worry about it, I'll just wait for the movie.

 

                              Speaking of Gus, isn't he just the greatest book boyfriend ever?! I mean even as a character on his own, I just love him. At first I was a bit like "ugh, god, not another one of these ultra cool, incredibly sexy, so perfect in a very annoying way type of male lead. And then I fell madly in love. I can't explain it, you'll just have to read the book, if you already haven't.

 

*I'm starting to like that Gus in the picture*

 

What more can I say, other than proclaim the book's excellence and  terrorise you with comments about Gus and his amazingness until you read it. The Fault in Our Stars, deserved every star that it gets. And five just isn't good enough.

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