The Fault in Our Starsby John Green
reviewed by Sarah Montgomery, class of 2015
Such a touching story. Green uses his characters, cancer patients Augustus and Hazel, to truly depict what a teenager's life is like while exaggerating the stakes by making these characters sick. He touches on questions and concepts all teens have to face- will I be loved?, will I be remembered?, how do I make the best choices?. Green also faces the harsh reality about sickness, from the few advantages to the many disadvantages of being sick and having a sick child or even simply knowing somebody sick. Although the story does have a slightly guessable ending (two love-strucken teenagers with cancer, it is easy to assume one will die), the story has many twists and turns and "aha!" moments that will weep the reader off their feet and make them question their lives and meaning.
Recommended for those who liked My Sister's Keeper, A Walk to Remember
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