This was my second reading of The Fault In Our Stars. Let me tell you that knowing how the book ends, does not lessen the number of tears that fall on the pages. This is a sad book. If you have a soul, you will cry at least a little. Being a YA novel does not mean the subject matter is "dumbed down" at all. John Green writes for teenagers, and he believes teenagers are just as intelligent as adults. I was lucky enough to have this novel assigned as required reading for my college English class this semester, so I was able to read it without feeling guilty for ignoring my schoolwork for personal reading time. I was also "lucky" enough to have been assigned an eight page paper on the book. I will not bore you with any of my insight into the relationship between John Green, his character Peter Van Houten, and the philosophical works of Soren Kierkegaard. I will say that I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is smart, funny, and truthful. It will make you want to read more from John Green. (I suggest starting with Looking for Alaska) The characters are brilliantly written and authentic. Green does an amazing job writing from a young girls perspective. Hazel feels amazingly real, and Augustus has this romantic, insightful, yet performed personality. The teenaged girl inside you will fall for him instantly. For those of you less inclined to reading, you are in luck because the movie comes out June 2014. If you do read the book and you need answers about something I suggest visiting John Green's website here. (unless you want to know what happens to any of the characters after the book ends - in this case the website is useless)
