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 * No Faults In This Book **

**Review for: __The Fault in Our Stars__ **

**Author: John Green **

**Review by: Rachel **


 *  “A blend of melancholy, sweet, philosophical, and funny,” declares New York Times.  __The Fault in Our Stars__ truly deserves these praises. The characters Green creates are people the 14-17 year old age group can relate to. They show teens that no matter how hard life may get you can still find a reason to smile. Furthermore, the plot will leave the readers engrossed in the book starting at the very first chapter. Overall, __The Fault in Our Stars__ has definitely earn every compliment it had gotten. **


 *  For starters John Green invented a world full of complex and intriguing characters. For instance, the main character, Hazel Grace, displays many interesting qualities that make her unique. Hazel has type IV lung cancer at only 17. It is of an incurable form, and is causing her health to slowly decline. Due to this factor Hazel is diagnosed as clinically depressed. Hazel at first seems disinterested in everything except for the book An Imperial Affliction. All of this changes when Hazel meets a boy named Augustus Waters. As for Augustus, also known as Gus, is similarly diagnosed with cancer his being osteosarcoma. However unlike Hazel he did not let the cancer “control his life” (this is one of the things he tells Hazel when they meet). Both characters are intelligent which is proved throughout the book by the extensive vocabulary and brilliant conversations they engage in. These characters are so well developed their emotions will become yours when reading. When a character is sorrowful, you cannot resist feeling the same. Green has made such lovable characters that when anything bad happens to them, you find yourself feeling sympathetic. **


 *  While not action packed, the plot of __The Fault in Our Stars__  moves fast and keeps you engaged. The exposition starts out the book in a hilarious way, and this is continued during the entire novel. The rising action starts when Hazel and Augustus meet at a weekly support group for kids and teen with cancer. Hazel then reveals she wants to meet author An Imperial Affliction. An Imperial Affliction by Peter Van Houten is about a girl, that like Hazel, has cancer. The book ends mid sentence and Hazel is obsessed with discovering what happened to the characters. When she shares the book with Augustus he too becomes riveted by it. He even goes as far as letting Hazel have his “wish” from The Genie Foundation, an organization devoted to cheering up sick children, to go to Amsterdam and meet the author. This book will keep you hooked in and dying to know what happens when Hazel meets Peter Van Houten, if she even does. Near the end of the book there is an inevitable “plot twist” that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. Definitely the most important parts are the layers of conflict the characters must face; some of which include: Woman vs. herself, man/woman vs. disease, and man vs. man. So many different conflicts keeps the reader wondering how they are resolved by the end of the book. **


 *  “Greens best and most ambitious novel to date. In its every aspect __The Fault in Our Stars__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">is a triumph,” acclaims Booklist, giving well deserved commendation to John Green's newest book. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__The Fault in Our Stars__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">has been the #1 best seller of the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Indiebound. Although is has not won any awards (as of today, it only came out in 2012), Green has also written An Abundance of Katherines which has won the 2007 Michael L. Printz honor book. Another book Green has written is <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Looking For Alaska__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and it has won a total of 6 awards, one including the 2006 Michael L. Printz honor book. NPR says, “Green writes books for young adults, but his voice is so compulsively readable it defines categorisation.” **


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> To sum it up, you should certainly read <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__The Fault in Our Stars__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">. It is a book full of unique characters and the plot is utterly fantastic. By the time you finish reading it you will marvel at the deep, philosophical thoughts it will leave you with. Even so you will laugh the whole way through the novel. This book will leave you wanting to experience Green’s other creations which include: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Looking For Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Will Grayson, Will Grayson,__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> and <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__Paper Towns.__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Truly these are books that deserve to be read and enjoyed. **