Book Review Cont'd...

My Thoughts

       Augustus and Hazel are a cute couple, who are truly embodied with love and affection for one another. Cancer is the antagonist in this novel. It is such a horrible disease which ruins the lives of so many people. It takes away loved ones and leaves those still alive lonely. John Green’s novel The Fault in Our Stars is not a novel just about life with cancer, but life beyond the disease. Through Green’s characters he shows us that cancer is only the devil if we live our life based on the disease, in other words we live a life of fear, worry and burden. We must look past our illness and enjoy everything life has to offer with or without our disease. This story is told through Hazel’s perspective. The entire story revolves around her life. Both Hazel and her lover Augustus have cancer but they try to enjoy the life the have each day. Throughout the novel you feel a deep connection with each of Green’s characters, and this allows readers to connect with the story line. If I could rate this book on a scale to 1 to 10 I would give it a 7.5. It was a fast but good read. I enjoyed the fact that it helped me appreciate my life more. Sometimes we tend to complain about the smallest of things while we never stop to think about someone else who probably has the worst situation possible. I am fortunate in so may ways and I am blessed for the life I have today :)