The Fault in Our Stars

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By John Green

2012

I am a fan of infinite fiction, no series is long enough. I want to know what happened to the characters everyday of their lives until the day they die forever and ever amen. I am also a fan of teen lit, mainly due to being a recent university grad who is turning twenty three and finds her own stark adult life too similar to adult lit themes that do not offer the escapism that the pleasant themes of finding yourself and possible teen vampires provide. Adult life is like J.K. Rowling's six page epilogue. It sucks.

Girl meets boy, falls in love, it does not end well. Just your typical love story, add  in a dash of cancer and some international travel and you have  John Green’s “The Fault in our Stars”. John Green is an exceptional writer, who does not write series, yet just like Coupland and Apatow he creates a universe for his characters. This is not your world of perfection and heros, it does not always have a happy ending and the good guy does not always get the girl but the writing is beautiful.  With quotes such as “my thoughts are stars I cant fathom into constellations” or “that’s the thing about pain, it demands to be felt” and “some infinities are bigger than others”. 

While it is a good book and is beautifully written I realized during the writing of this review that nothing really happens plot wise, which is why I give it three and a half lightning bolts.

Reviewed by Lorenda!