The Fault In Our Stars

Title: The Fault in Our Stars
Author: John Green
Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Young Adult
Spice: 1 / 5
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 355
Reason Read: Just Because
Rating:

My Thoughts

I was excited to read THE FAULT IN OUR STARS because I had heard such good things about it. I’m disappointed that I didn’t love it. I liked it, though. (I’m pretty sure it’s because a coworker spoiled the whole thing for me.)

I really liked Gus a lot. I loved his outlook on life and I wanted to punch cancer in the face for him. I liked Isaac too and I loved Gus’ and Isaac’s friendship. Hazel was a little more bland for me and maybe it was because it was from her point-of-view and she was focusing on Gus rather than herself. I liked her okay. She just wasn’t memorable in the way Gus.

I liked that the story was about helping Hazel and Gus through their struggle, giving them some semblance of a life while their bodies tried to fight cancer instead of about making life okay and everything all right. I thought it made the story and struggle more real.

This is my first time reading a John Green novel. Even though I didn’t love this one, I’ll still read more of his books because he’s a fantastic writer. There was so much insight and emotion in the story. I liked that he didn’t gloss over cancer. He showed the bad side, the ugly side. It was very realistic, which didn’t dishonor victims of cancer.