Today's review will be about:
THE SUMMARY:
Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten.
MY REVIEW
I had avoided this book for a long time because of its subject matter, but after reading it I'm convinced that the subject matter is the reason that YOU, dear reader, need to read this book. It is extremely inventive with the way that it shows cancer, not like the disease that makes someone somehow less of a person and weak, but rather just as a reason to go out into the world and LIVE. The characters in this book, despite their illness, move on, fall in love, and go through troubles, just like you and me. The only difference between us is the cancer, but that doesn't make someone less human.
You fall in love with the characters in this book, and you cry when something bad happens to them. Instead of being drifted away into their land, you are sucked into their lives and thoughts, the setting modern day Indiana. I actually had finished this book in 4 days, so it isn't that hard of a read, but it really pulls you in to the point where you spend nights awake tearing through the pages, and from time to time I had to remind myself the this book is purely fictional. That's how real it really gets.
I absolutely LOVED the main characters (Hazel, Augustus, and Isaac). They were extremely funny and thoughtful, questioning the things around them and creating metaphors for everything, from scrambled eggs to an unlit cigarette. And the romance? It wasn't fake, but rather was as real as you and I.
In the end, it was an amazing read, and I think that John Green is going to be added to my list of favorite writers for this one. It will make you laugh, cry, think, and hold your breath for the next chapter.
You fall in love with the characters in this book, and you cry when something bad happens to them. Instead of being drifted away into their land, you are sucked into their lives and thoughts, the setting modern day Indiana. I actually had finished this book in 4 days, so it isn't that hard of a read, but it really pulls you in to the point where you spend nights awake tearing through the pages, and from time to time I had to remind myself the this book is purely fictional. That's how real it really gets.
I absolutely LOVED the main characters (Hazel, Augustus, and Isaac). They were extremely funny and thoughtful, questioning the things around them and creating metaphors for everything, from scrambled eggs to an unlit cigarette. And the romance? It wasn't fake, but rather was as real as you and I.
In the end, it was an amazing read, and I think that John Green is going to be added to my list of favorite writers for this one. It will make you laugh, cry, think, and hold your breath for the next chapter.
WARNING: I would recommend this book to 7th grade age or older due to mild cursing and a sex scene.
A LITTLE EXCERPT:
We finally taxied out to the runway and the pilot said, Flight attendants, prepare for departure, and then two tremendous jet engines roared to life and we began to accelerate. "This is what it feels like to drive in a car with you," I said, and he smiled, but kept his jaw clenched tight and I said, "Okay?"
We were picking up speed and suddenly Gus's hand grabbed the armrest, his eyes wide, and I put my hand on top of his and said, "Okay?" He didn't say anything, just stared at me wide-eyed, and I said, "Are you scared of flying?"
"I'll tell you in a minute," he said. The nose of the plane rose up and we were aloft. Gus stared out the window, watching the planet shrink beneath us, and then I felt his hand relax beneath mine. He glanced at me and then back out the window. "We are flying," he announced.
"You've never been on a plane before?"
He shook his head. "LOOK!" he half shouted, pointing at the window.
"Yeah," I said. "Yeah, I see it. It looks like we're in an airplane."
"NOTHING HAS EVER LOOKED LIKE THAT EVER IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY," he said. His enthusiasm was adorable. I couldn't resist leaning over to kiss him on the cheek.
"Just so you know, I'm right here," Mom said. "Sitting next to you. Your mother. Who held your hand as you took your first infantile steps."
"It's friendly," I reminded her, turning to kiss her on the cheek.
"Didn't feel too friendly," Gus mumbled just loud enough for me to hear. When surprised and excited and innocent Gus emerged from Grand Gesture Metaphorically Inclined Augustus, I literally could not resist.
(pages 146-148)
We were picking up speed and suddenly Gus's hand grabbed the armrest, his eyes wide, and I put my hand on top of his and said, "Okay?" He didn't say anything, just stared at me wide-eyed, and I said, "Are you scared of flying?"
"I'll tell you in a minute," he said. The nose of the plane rose up and we were aloft. Gus stared out the window, watching the planet shrink beneath us, and then I felt his hand relax beneath mine. He glanced at me and then back out the window. "We are flying," he announced.
"You've never been on a plane before?"
He shook his head. "LOOK!" he half shouted, pointing at the window.
"Yeah," I said. "Yeah, I see it. It looks like we're in an airplane."
"NOTHING HAS EVER LOOKED LIKE THAT EVER IN ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY," he said. His enthusiasm was adorable. I couldn't resist leaning over to kiss him on the cheek.
"Just so you know, I'm right here," Mom said. "Sitting next to you. Your mother. Who held your hand as you took your first infantile steps."
"It's friendly," I reminded her, turning to kiss her on the cheek.
"Didn't feel too friendly," Gus mumbled just loud enough for me to hear. When surprised and excited and innocent Gus emerged from Grand Gesture Metaphorically Inclined Augustus, I literally could not resist.
(pages 146-148)
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~Sea-Solo out!
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