#Thoughts: The Fault In Our Stars By John Green

Rate: 4.5/5 This is by far one of the sweetest yet dramatic book I’ve aver read. The story revolved around the love story of two teenagers who were battling against Cancer. Hazel Grace Lancaster is a teenage girl who has been battling lung cancer for years and was forced by her mother to attend a Cancer Kid Support Group with other cancer victims and survivors to antagonize her depression. Which lead to his encounter with Augustus ‘Gus’ Waters, who was a cancer victim-turned-survivor after the removal of one of his limbs. They eventually fell in love just like any other teenager and then they both travelled all the way to Amsterdam to meet Hazel’s favourite author, Peter Van Houten. He wrote the book that helped hazel understand the journey she had to go through as a cancer patient that Augustus learned to love as well. However the book’s ending was puzzling and both of them wanted to clear their doubts by talking to the author himself. The book surfaced the bittersweet reality of the life of people who as what Hazel refer to as the ‘side-effects of life’, as Cancer was the side effect of human mutation and they were the victims. The good thing about this book was the honest description of how a teenager coupe up with the situation of falling in love and fear of loosing the one you love at the same time. It also opened my mind on the perspective and sentiments of people who were already told about the end of their lives before they even begin living one. Pity was not the answer they look for from the people around them but rather understanding that they too are human beings and should be given the chance to live normally. In addition to that I also admired Hazel and Augustus’ love for each other despite facing the wrath of death. The courage they had to live everyday, not as if it was the last but rather like they will always have a tomorrow to live out everything. I think this book also showed that a love letter is not the sweetest thing but a eulogy from someone who you loved and made sure that no matter what happens his words will be heard, till death do as part. In conclusion, I rated it as a 4.5/5 as the ending was a bit vogue but at the same time I think that was the perfect conclusion for this book. If the story continued any further the simplicity and honesty of the story will be jeopardized