The fault in our stars-John Green

John Green, The fault in our stars, U.S.A. Dutton Books 2012, 313pp,ISBN 978-0-525-47881-2

Age: 14 and up
Rating: 5/5

A love story that can’t be forgotten, the kind of story that breaks your heart and expands it at the same time.

The Fault in Our Stars, number one on a New York Times Best Seller list in January 2012, is a love story between two unusual heroes, the special life circumstances causing this love to be more powerful. This is unexpected love story between Hazel and Aogastos, both adolescents with cancer.

The story is written from the point of view of 16-year-old  Hazel Lancaster that suffers from terminal lung cancer. This amazing love story, but more than romantic  it's  about friendship that starts at the Cancer Support Group when she first meets Augustus, 17 years old who is recovering from osteosarcoma. The plot overwhelming the readers is exciting, full of honest and courageous. We can find pain but also a lot of joy and humour, a fascinating plot full of changes.

Green, did not spare from his characters or the readers the pain and sadness. It could be a terrible kitsch, but the book is so real and beautiful that it is impossible not to get carried away and believe in them, love them, be surprised and confused with them at the same time. You find yourself happy and sad right along with them. Even that this book speaks a lot about cancer it’s not cancer book at all! This book is brilliant and funny. You find yourself crying and laughing throughout the story at the same time.

Let your adolescent to read this book, he will learn a thing or two about life and their complexity. Read the book along with him, and you will see how this talented writer, who won the 2006 Printz Award for his debut novel, Looking for Alaska can engage on issues that are sensitive and  painful in an enjoyable and fluent way.