John Green’s latest novel, The Fault in Our Stars, gives a poignant look at the life of a teenager, dealing with big issues without being depressing.
Things I Liked:
Pretty much everything, if I’m honest. But specifically: Much less depressing than you’d expect from a cancer-ridden heroine.
Hazel Grace Lancaster may be slowly dying of a terminal illness, but she’s quite perky. Hazel deals with her situation with wit and sarcasm, rather than tears and tantrums. Together with Augustus Waters, the world is braved and problems are conquered, a minimum amount of tears are shed.Things I Liked:
The Fault in Our Stars is very well written. Aside from the plot and characters, this is something that I noticed throughout the book. Excellent writing is something I’ve come to expect from John Green’s books, and this was certainly no disappointment. The phrasing flows eloquently, while still managing to sound like a realistic internal monologue of an intelligent sixteen-year-old girl, which is no small feat for a man at age thirty-four, writing his first female narrator.
Other Information:
This book has been in the making for a very long time, and has been highly anticipated for months by Nerdfighters and John Green fans. It was landed on the Amazon Most Popular list before it was even completed, and every copy of the first printing was signed by the author.
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I agree. Even though it was sad, it never felt "depressing". Hazel is also very mature, but still feels like a convincing sixteen-year-old. I think some authors think teenagers have to sound immature to be convincingly young (since YA authors are generally not teens) but thi book proves that's not the case.
ReplyDeleteThis book would have gotten a lot of attention and hype no matter how good it was because of the Vlogbrothers and John's fans, but I think it deserves the attention and praise it is getting. It's one of the best books I've read all year (I mean since a year ago from today, not since New Year's). I liked it better than Beauty Queens, which is one of the best YA I have read in awhile.