Book 3: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Book 3: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green


BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Green, J. (2012). The Fault in Our Stars. Dutton Books.


PLOT SUMMARY:

The Fault in Our Stars is a story about two teenagers Hazel Grace, who is terminally ill and Augustus Waters, who is in remission. In the novel, Hazel joins a support group where she meets Augustus, and there is a rollercoaster of emotions throughout this novel as the relationship between Hazel and Augustus develops. Hazel and Augustus initially fight their love of each other because of their illnesses, but they eventually decide to have a romantic relationship and allow themselves to fall in love.


CRITICAL ANALYSIS:

John Green does a beautiful job of showing resilience and tenacity through extremely hard circumstances. Green allows readers to feel the deep emotions of the characters and makes you feel as if you were the one experiencing them through intense heartbreak. The Fault in Our Stars is a beautiful portrayal of what it means to be alive. I enjoyed and felt joy, sadness, and heartbreak watching the relationship between these two sarcastic, adventurous, and beautiful people develop. I was satisfied with the length and journey I was taken down while reading this novel, and I did not feel as though Green left me with questions, other than why does cancer exist. 


REVIEWS:

Goodreads Choice Award for Best Young Adult Fiction (2012)

Children's Choice Book Awards Teen Book of the Year (2013)

Indie Choice Book Award for Young Adult Book of the Year (2013)

American Library Association (ALA) Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults (2013)

Abraham Lincoln Award (2014)

The Odyssey Award (2013) for the audiobook, narrated by Kate Rudd

Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (2013)


CONNECTIONS:

Similar books, including themes of themes of love, loss, illness, and coming-of-age:

Looking for Alaska by John Green

Paper Towns by John Green

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

Before I Die by Jenny Downham

Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

The Fault in Our Stars is also a Motion Picture



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