The book I read was titled “The Fault in our Stars”, written
by John Green. Other writings of his include “Looking for Alaska” and “PaperTowns”. Personally I feel he uses a writing style so unique it really captures the
reader in and makes them keep wanting more. This story is about a sixteen year
old girl named Hazel who is currently going through cancer. Hazel is always
cooped up in her house until her Mother demands she gets out more. So she
starts going to her support group more often and doesn’t find it very
interesting, that is until a mysterious boy named Augustus Waters comes with
one of the boys named Isaac.
Over the course of the book Hazel and Augustus spend quite a
lot of time together. She opens up to him and shares things with him she’s
never shared with anyone else, for example one of the most precious things to
her; her favorite book. Hazel also makes a friend out of Isaac from support
group, but Isaac is going through troubles of his own. After having surgery on
his eyes he goes blind and his girlfriend no longer will talk to him. The bond intensifies
as Hazel, Augustus, and Hazel`s Mom travel overseas to Amsterdam in the hopes
of meeting Hazel`s favorite author, but when she gets there he is not all he seems
to be. Hazel also finds out that
Augustus is very ill and she is not doing very well herself at the time. The
story has us questioning what will happen to them both. In the end, without
spoiling the plot, I think Hazel learns some very important lessons she did not
even know about herself. She learns to love, hope, and overall she learns once
again what it’s like to have fun.
The Fault in our Stars was an amazing book, it had great
writing styles and it was so fluently put together that you just kept wanting
to read it. For me close to the end of it was a real plot twister, because I
was not expecting that to happen. I would definitely recommend this book; it
really shows you what people with cancer have to go through. Not only that it’s
just a good book, the plot was spot on and the writing performed by John Green
was astonishing. The book I would say falls under the categories of tragedy,
relationship/romantic, and fiction.
Book Review by Liz Z.
I agree that the author writing was very good in the book The Fault In Our Stars. It was hard for me to put down the book! The ending was a huge plot twist and also very sad yet happy. There were many mixed feelings I had during this book, but in the end the author had a theme and the whole book was a great book to read. I also agree on recommending this book to many people. The Theme was telling us to never take life for granted. The writing kept the reader engaged and made you fell what the characters were felling.
ReplyDeleteI've seen the movie and this summary makes me want to read the book! Based on this summary and the comment above, it seems that the book involves a lot of feeling and emotion which really caught my attention; because I love a book that I can put my emotions into. It makes me feel like I'm really experiencing what's going on in the book. I am really looking forward to reading this book.
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