The fault in our stars

by John Green

Hardcover, 318 pages

English language

Published Aug. 8, 2012 by Dutton Books.

ISBN:: 978-0-525-47881-2
OCLC Number:: 815633477

(38 reviews)

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

38 editions

Ink-Impressions reviewed The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Review of 'The Fault in Our Stars' on 'Goodreads'

1 star

It is my first time reading a John Green novel. I really wanted to love it, especially after hearing such rave and heartrending reviews. I was eager and ready. After a disappointing experience, I am not likely to read more books by this author.

The book had many problems for me. I found it to be very insincere and constantly distracted by the obvious intention to tug on the reader’s heartstrings rather than just allowing things to unfold that were beautiful despite the sadness.

The biggest problem I had was that I simply didn’t believe the character of Augustus or his connection to the main character Hazel. The plot completely disregards everything else, centering only on these concepts.

Augustus came across as completely pretentious and obnoxious. His entire character felt contrived, and I never felt connected to him. But it wasn’t just Augustus. Hazel’s character was likable, but her relationship with Augustus felt forced and unnatural. It never made sense for them to fall in love with one another, and that’s dangerously close to Twilight. Hazel found him so convenient and effortless. I wondered, was it him or because he was there to help? They failed to explore many facets of their characters and storylines.

All I felt reading this book was being manipulated. I find it pretentious and gimmicky. The author’s attempt to force a connection between the two characters was unconvincing and artificial. The characters and their motivations felt contrived and one-dimensional. Overall, this book was a disappointment.

Archie reviewed The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

I now understand the hype surrounding this book

5 stars

I am gonna be a man and admit that this book hit me at a deeper level. I was invested in the characters, laughing and crying along with them. I should have given this book a chance when I first heard of it. I would recommend you pick this one up and read it if you haven't yet, if you are anything like me you wont regret it.

Kadomi reviewed The fault in our stars by John Green

Review of 'The fault in our stars' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

I managed to feel very cold-hearted reading this book. Everyone told me how sad the book and/or the movie are. Yet I wasn't moved to shed a single tear even though I tend to bawl when reading.

That's not to say it's a bad book. I enjoyed reading the story of Hazel, a 17-year old with terminal cancer, who meets a cancer survivor at a support group meeting and falls in love with him. They even get to go to Amsterdam, to meet their favorite author, who turns out to be a giant kind of loser.

Hazel and Gus are charming, sarcastic and realistic about cancer, and so you naturally turn the pages quite quickly, until the not very happy ending. I think I'll pass on the movie, but I did enjoy the book, even though it didn't rock my world.

Rob Warner reviewed The fault in our stars by John Green

Review of 'The fault in our stars' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This book cuts through the romance we build around death and the silent sufferer and tries to reveal the reality of childhood cancer and how it terrorizes its victims and their families. Although some parts of the story seem a little improbable, the story is gut-wrenching in its honesty and refusal to superhumanize the sufferers. In the end, we realize that just living and handling life's challenges as the come builds us into heroes.

Cheri reviewed The fault in our stars by John Green

Review of 'The fault in our stars' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I did think it was pretty amazing. I didn't know what to expect and I'm happy I went into it knowing nothing other than there were teens with cancer in it. That was literally all I knew. The narrator did a fantastic job of bringing the characters to life. I recommend this to pretty much anyone. Except maybe folks who have recently lost loved ones to cancer. I think it would be too much for my friends and relatives who have lost people they love over the past couple of years.

PhiTech reviewed A Culpa e das Estrelas by John Green ( -1757)

Review of 'A Culpa e das Estrelas' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Pregunté por un libro en portugués y me trajeron este. La persona que me lo dio sintió algo de pena por no ser intelectualmente relevante pues como bien lo anuncian en todas la librerías es un best-seller, así que bien podría ser un bodrio.

La historia de una niña con cáncer empieza siendo para mí una mala señal, explotar los dramas tan irracionales como el cáncer, me espantó un poco en la primera página; pero a medida en que el personaje se iba creando a través de sus diálogos mi espanto fue disminuyendo paulatinamente. Sus bromas de humor negro no son muy agudas pero tienen gracia así como su historia de amor es dulce pero no empalagosa.

Quizás es un buen compañero de viaje, de un mal rato o de un insomnio. No es revelador, ni hace cuestionar sobre el sentido último de la existencia humana. Es sólo un libro …