The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Just finished "The Fault In Our Stars," and boy howdy. John Green, how you make me feel things!

Quickie Amazon Summary:

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten.

One of the first novels I've ever read that came close to bringing me to tears, next to Where The Red Fern Grows, of course. John Green is perhaps one of my favorite authors, if not the favorite. It amazes me how a grown man can seemingly and perfectly imitate the thoughts and nuances of a teenage girl dealing with cancer; Green himself not being a) a teenager, b) a girl, and c) not ever having had cancer. Highly suggest it. He is an author I do not aspire to be, but one I aspire to be like. His flow is immaculate, in that it's not immaculate at all. It's written in first person, so it shouldn't strive to have order and be organized. Human thought isn't that regimented, and that's why reading John Green is so simple. Not because it's easy (Far from it. He challenges the belief that teens and young adults aren't as well-read or intellectual as grown adults) but because reading his words don't feel like words. They feel like thoughts. Because of that, your attachment to Hazel Grace and her struggles is all the more personal.

Rating: 10/10

Quote:“My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.”

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Tyler