Hazel Grace Lancaster is a seventeen-year-old that has been diagnosed with cancer and goes to a support group with other people that have had cancer or currently battling it. She has thyroid cancer, and because of this, she uses an oxygen tank that she rolls around beside her to regulate her breathing. At her support group, she meets a teenage boy who catches her eye and finds out his name is Augustus Waters. From there on, they find ways to connect with each other, however, mainly books are the center of their interests. Shying from showing her love, Hazel is timid with him at the beginning, but veins to warm up with his caring behavior towards her. They share their favorite books, one being An Imperial Affliction. Both wishing to hear more on the story, they email the author of the book and after lots of writing back and forth, they get something they’ve been waiting for. A dream. A wish. However, Augustus found the closest way to making a wish, and it might come in handy, or might lead to disaster.
Overall, The Fault in Our Stars is a great book to sit down and read, and really feel like you’re in the character’s shoes. Mainly, Hazel, the author adds her thoughts throughout the novel, making the reader always know how and when she feels a special way which makes it easier for the reader to follow. It’s easy to connect to the main character since everything is explained so well about her deep thoughts. I love the relationship Augustus and Hazel have together, and even though they are so different on the outside, they have big connections that they can always relate to. However, what makes this book a 4 out of 5 is the lack of some type of drama or conflict at the beginning of the story. There are small conflicts, however, most of the real action happens at the end of the novel. For most books, this is true, but I wish there was a problem that was a little bigger and lasted longer to the end so the reader could notice something or realize it.
This book is a great read and has great connections from the characters to the reader. It was very captivating, especially the end, which I really loved since there are always so many outcomes to stories that have conflict building up towards the end. If I were to read the book again, I would look up a quick summary of An Imperial Affliction. It’s a big part of the novel, and if you understand the background to the story it’s easier to understand how they are making relations to it.
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