The Fault in Our Stars
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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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. 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.
Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
John Green is the best-selling author of Looking for Alaska; An Abundance of Katherines; Paper Towns; Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
The reviewers say:
'A novel of life and death and the people caught in between, The Fault in Our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh, you cry, and then you come back for more.' Markus Zusak, bestselling and Printz Honor-winning author of The Book Thief
'An electric portrait of young people who learn to live life with one foot in the grave. Filled with staccato bursts of humor and tragedy, The Fault in Our Stars takes a spin on universal themes-Will I be loved? Will I be remembered? Will I leave a mark on this world?-by dramatically raising the stakes for the characters who are asking.' Jodi Picoult, bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Sing You Home
'John Green writes incredible, honest truths about the secret, weird hearts of human beings. He makes me laugh and gasp at the beauty of a sentence or the twist of a tale. He is one of the best writers alive and I am seething with envy of his talent.' E. Lockhart, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honor-winning author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks and The Boyfriend List
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
If there's a knock on John Green (and it's more of a light tap considering he's been recognized twice by the Printz committee) it's that he keeps writing the same book: nerdy guy in unrequited love with impossibly gorgeous girl, add road trip. His fourth novel departs from that successful formula to even greater success: this is his best work yet. Narrator Hazel Grace Lancaster, 16, is (miraculously) alive thanks to an experimental drug that is keeping her thyroid cancer in check. In an effort to get her to have a life (she withdrew from school at 13), her parents insist she attend a support group at a local church, which Hazel characterizes in an older-than-her-years voice as a "rotating cast of characters in various states of tumor-driven unwellness." Despite Hazel's reluctant presence, it's at the support group that she meets Augustus Waters, a former basketball player who has lost a leg to cancer. The connection is instant, and a (doomed) romance blossoms. There is a road trip Augustus, whose greatest fear is not of death but that his life won't amount to anything, uses his "Genie Foundation" wish to take Hazel to Amsterdam to meet the author of her favorite book. Come to think of it, Augustus is pretty damn hot. So maybe there's not a new formula at work so much as a gender swap. But this iteration is smart, witty, profoundly sad, and full of questions worth asking, even those like "Why me?" that have no answer. Ages 14 up.
Customer Reviews
Stunning YA fiction
It is rare for a young adult book to be written in such a way that challenges and inspires the reader in such an emotional way. I laughed and cried through the whole book that was so well written that both the driving plot and the poetic writing made it impossible to put down. It is the kind of book that gives John Green the credit to be a once in a generation writer. This book remains unmatched on so many levels to any other young adult fiction, or any fiction for that matter. I hope that it receives the recognition it deserves. Do yourself a favor and give it a read! My signed copy has already been passed on to another set of hands, with many more readers to come! DFTBA!!
The best book ever
I'm 13 and I hate reading but this book has changed my mind I have dislexia and am a slow reader but I read this hole book in 2 days I cried and it's a book that every one needs to read.
Buy this book ten thousand times over
I am not usually the kind of person who writes reviews. But if you listen to any review on this app i stress that you HAVE to buy this book. I have never read a book that makes me feel so much. I read the whole thing in one sitting because I couldn't put it down. and I am now heartbroken to have finished it. Incredibly written and such a beautifully interesting story. Not what I expect. 10, 000 times better.