Hazel’s mum is worried she’s depressed, which I would think is pretty understandable in the circumstances, and convinces her to attend a support group to get her out of the house and spending time with people. I still seem to remember something about an actual person but the Author’s Note states that this is a complete work of fiction. Going in I wasn’t sure whether this was true, based on true, inspired by true or complete work of fiction. John Green has written the story of sixteen year old Hazel, who is battling terminal cancer. Someone from outside the book blogging circle told me that I HAD to read it, and I hadn’t heard any bad reviews, so I put in a request from my library and waited patiently for a highly sought after copy to become available. Earlier this year the hype got huge with the approach of the movie adaptation and I remained on the periphery, I heard snippets but still wasn’t sure what it was all about. it's for everyone.The Fault In Our Stars was first released in 2012, and I totally missed it. And no, it's so much not just for teenage cancer sufferers. as well as a moving exploration of loss and grief.

'The Tablet 'A humourous and poignant love story. we defy you not to fall in love with its main characters, Hazel and Augustus. 'Grazia 'So good!'Good Housekeeping 'As funny as it is heartbreaking. In fact, it's funny, clever, irreverent and life-affirming.

Praise for The Fault in Our Stars: Sunday Times (Culture) 'A touching, often fiercely funny novel'The Sun on Sunday (Fabulous Magazine) 'So good I think it should be compulsory reading for everyone!'Daily Express 'John Green brilliantly captures the voices of a young generation while instilling it with the wisdom of a life that has lived too much yet will never live enough'The Metro - 2013 Best Fiction 'The love affair of two terminally ill teenagers could be mawkish. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

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. Despite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.

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