He takes on Big Questions that might feel heavy handed in the words of any other author: What do oblivion and living mean? Then he deftly parries them with humor: "My nostalgia is so extreme that I am capable of missing a swing my butt never actually touched." Dog-earing of pages will no doubt ensue. “Green's signature style shines: His carefully structured dialogue and razor-sharp characters brim with genuine intellect, humor and desire. The two explore everything they can, knowing the both have limited time left in the world. Gus and Hazel become very close, and learn a lot about life given their young age and limited perspective. However, she does and meets a young boy there. Opening line/sentence: “Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death.”īrief Book Summary: Hazel Grace is hesitant to attend a group therapy session to cope with her diagnosis of cancer. Theme(s): Life/Death, friendship, Relationships Title (italicize): The Fault in Our Stars The Fault in Our Stars proves that the hype surrounding Green is not overblown.” - NPR “A pitch-perfect, elegiac comedy…it will linger long and hard in the minds of teens and former teens.” - USA TODAY ★“An achingly beautiful story.” - SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL, STARRED REVIEW “John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit.*** I did the actual book "The Fault in Our Stars" But added this one as the other was uploaded by another student** Green’s book is also a good example of why so many adult readers are turning to young-adult literature for the pleasures and consolations they used to get from conventional literary fiction.” - TIME “Green writes books for young adults, but his voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization. Green shows us true love…and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach.” - NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW “One doesn’t like to throw around phrases like “instant classic” lightly, but I can see The Fault in Our Stars taking its place alongside Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret in the young-adult canon. Reviews ★ “In its every aspect, The Fault in Our Stars is a triumph.” - BOOKLIST, STARRED REVIEW “Luminous.” - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY ★ “A smartly crafted intellectual explosion of a romance.” - KIRKUS, STARRRED REVIEW ★ “A blend of melancholy, sweet, philosophical, and funny.
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