Book Review

As a cancer survivor, I'm drawn to stories of others dealing with cancer. While this book is fiction, the struggles of the characters seemed very real.  The author worked with young adults facing cancer, so he has seen first-hand the reality of this disease.  Here is my review of The Fault in our Stars by John Green:

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book was wonderful, but very sad. Considering that the two main characters are teenagers dealing with cancer, sadness is to be expected, but I didn't think it would make me cry.  I was wrong.  If you read it, I  highly recommend having a box of tissues nearby, especially during the last half of the book. John Green's prose is beautiful and the voices of the characters were very real.  This book touched my heart and I wish it had been longer.  It took me less than two days to read it, and that was honestly only because I kept stopping to savor it.  I read it on a Nook, but I wish now I'd had a copy of the book because there were quotes I'd like to save.  I'll probably end up buying a copy of it in paperback so I can reread it someday.


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