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The Fault In Our Stars- John Green: A Review. 

Isabel: Whenever somebody asks me what The Fault in Our Stars is about, it’s hard for me to answer. I could tell them it’s about a girl with cancer and a boy she meets at support group, but I can’t go farther than that, because of spoilers. And that description does no justice to the book. Yes, Hazel Grace has cancer and yes, she does meet the charming Augustus Waters at a cancer support group, but they’re not just cancer patients. In fact, they’re both trying to stay out of the norm of cancer patients. Augustus wants to be something besides the boy with cancer, he wants to be a hero, in the literary sense of the word, like Hercules and Robin Hood. Hazel aims to minimize the damage she causes, a smaller and humble heroism. This is the story of what they learn from each other and the contrast in their views of death and oblivion and heroism. The supporting characters in this star-crossed love story only add to the plot and make you love the book even more. From stunningly deep and intellectual adolescents, to somewhat zany authors, these characters make the reader think, laugh and cry through the entire book. It can either be a light read or you can find a complex meaning in the brilliant words, but either way, this is a book that you are sure to love.

Mandy: John Green has written amazing books in his lifetime and I’m sure there are so many more amazing ones heading our way. But Mr. Green is going to have a very hard time topping the amazing Fault in Our Stars. It has actually taken me a very long time to try and put my thoughts of omg!holy!WHATISAIR! into proper words. And still, weeks later, I cannot actually pull my thoughts together. 

Hazel was a character that was real. And heart wrenching. She was honest and maybe not perfect but….like I said; no words. 

Augustus Waters. Gus. If this boy could be anymore amazing; I would die from the amount of awesomeness radiating off him. I may express myself by saying I cried and bawled and died but while I was reading this book; I literally cried. 

In the middle of my English class. 

And those are all my coherent thoughts in one post.