06 - The Fault in Our Stars, by John Green, Dutton Juvenile, 336 pages, 2012
WHY I PICKED IT: I've read every book of fiction that John Green has written
ELAPSED TIME: 7 days
RATING: Good
16 year old Hazel is dying. Hanging on with help from a miracle drug and a tank of oxygen she has to drag around, Hazel is waiting for the terminal cancer that she's had for most of her life to ... well to take it. But when Augustus comes into her cancer support group, Hazel finds her soul mate; a cancer survivor who has lost his first girlfriend to cancer.
An interesting question arises: If you knew of an emotional trauma that is coming, would you avoid it simply because you could see it... despite the fact that the trauma is only as a result of the happiness you're currently feeling?
If you like John Green, you'll love this story... If you don't, you may simply find this to be an engaging tale that sucks you in. As always,
Green writes for young adults, but doesn't write down to them... I
continue to be a fan.
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