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 fertile fields for tweeness, indeed.) 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, and one that is monumentally profound. You will thank John Green over and over for sharing this amazing story. Recommended By Dianah H., Powells.com