The Fault in Our Stars

Staff Pick

John Green has so cleanly sidestepped anything precious, sentimental, and heart-warming in The Fault in Our Stars, it's a wonder he was even able to write about two teenagers diagnosed with cancer. These are some fertile fields for tweeness, indeed. Oh, but he can write — and wonderfully! His characters are so true to life, I can hardly think of them as characters. Hazel is terminal and Gus is in recovery when they meet at a cancer-survivors support group. They have much to say about death, illness, grief, survival, love, and time: "What a slut time is. She screws everybody." This is a smart, funny, extraordinary book, one that is monumentally profound. You will silently thank John Green over and over for sharing this amazing story.
Recommended by Dianah, Powell's City of Books

Did you really think YA was all vamps and other fantastical, supernatural... stuff? Well, you'd be wrong. Very wrong. 'Cause John Green exists. And his book The Fault in Our Stars tackles the subject of teens and cancer. But it's not a "cancer story" in the sappy, Lifetime-movie sense. Sure, you'll cry, but you'll also laugh out loud, and it's all done with grace (Hazel Grace, that is). Not to mention, it's insanely quotable, so have a highlighter handy.
Recommended by Jordan, Powells.com

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watergenasi123, April 15, 2013 (view all comments by watergenasi123)
This book is such a roller coaster of emotions. The characters are so fun and enjoyable and you can't help but fall in love with them as soon as you meet them. This is one of those books where as soon as you realize how close you are to the end you almost want to slow down just to make it last longer, but at the same time you have to know what happens to them. This book is one of those feel-good books even if you want to throw it at the wall during a few parts.

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Amy Sawatzky, March 22, 2013 (view all comments by Amy Sawatzky)
SO. DAMN. GOOD.

I avoided this book despite the laurels and raves its received because simply, it is a story about a plucky teenager with terminal cancer. So one knows however clever and funny the tale, the reader will pay for it in anguish later. And yet.... this was a pleasure and a privilege to read, even when reaching the 'sucky' part. The truth is that Hazel and her friends are brilliant, breathing characters who made me laugh (A LOT)and who made the painful truth of their situations worth the while without being stereotypes of martyrdom. And the young love story is a reason for anyone to cheer. Even though I did cry (A LOT), I would read this again in a heartbeat.

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Rebecca Hilberg, March 19, 2013 (view all comments by Rebecca Hilberg)
"The Fault in Our Stars" presents a brutally honest struggle to believe that life is worth living and dying for. Hazel Grace wittily questions the meaning of existence in the face of inevitable death, discovering that underneath the tragic crust called cancer, there is a force strong enough to overcome anything. Bringing light to a teenager's struggle to survive and just live, John Green has written his best novel yet. You will laugh and you will cry, but overall, you will discover what it means to push yourself for what you believe in.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780525478812

Author:

Green, John

Publisher:

Dutton Juvenile

Subject:

General-General

Subject:

Children s-General

Subject:

Situations / Death & Dying

Copyright:

2012

Publication Date:

20120110

Binding:

Hardback

Grade Level:

from 9 up to AND UP

Language:

English

Pages:

336

Dimensions:

8.52 x 5.9 x 1.19 in 1.09 lb

Age Level:

from 14 up to AND UP