The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

May 2012 · Penguin UK

About this ebook

I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.

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 brilliantly explores the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

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. In fact, it's funny, clever, irreverent and life-affirming.'

Grazia
'So good!'

Good Housekeeping
'As funny as it is heartbreaking... we defy you not to fall in love with its main characters, Hazel and Augustus.'

The Tablet
'A humourous and poignant love story... It's terrifically funny... as well as a moving exploration of loss and grief. And no, it's so much not just for teenage cancer sufferers... it's for everyone.'

Bliss
'If you need inspiration when it comes to making the most of a moment, this one is for you'

Mizz
'Insightful, bold, irreverent and raw, if this doesn't make you cry, it'll definitely make you think, laugh and maybe even fall in love yourself!'

Ratings and reviews

Just a personal opinion: I'm a cancer survivor, and I really dislike the way he distorted the reality of what we went through. I also really dislike that he romanticises the experience and adds a morbid love story to this life threatening fight. I feel Green has really wrongly influenced pop culture as to what actually happens in a hospital. This review comes after I've made myself read it and honestly, I really didn't appreciate what he has done to the experience of going through the disease.

The characters feel hollow, their dialogue is unrealistic, and the plot feels so fast but so slow at the same time. Getting through this book was physically painful, and I wanted to cry from how utterly boring it was. There were a few good moments, yes, but they were ruined by Hazel's sarcastic metacommentary. It was a struggle to keep up with what was going on, with the poor characterisation and identical speech patterns. Everyone feels the same. It's disorienting.

A truely awful book. I didn't not like and therefore could not sympathise with Hazel and Gus. They were two of the most boring and irritating characters I have ever had the misfortune to come across. The pair of them sounded like they had swallowed a thesaurus each and kept coming out with utterly baffling metaphors and quotes. Its safe to say I have never come across two teenagers that sound like these clowns! A fault in our stars? Most definitely! No stars from me!

About the author

John Green is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, Will Grayson, Will Grayson (with David Levithan), The Fault in Our Stars and Turtles All the Way Down.

John's many accolades include the Printz Medal, a Printz Honor, and the Edgar Award. He has twice been a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and was selected by TIME magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. With his brother, Hank, John is one half of the Vlogbrothers and co-created the online educational series CrashCourse.

You can join the millions who follow him on Twitter @johngreen and Instagram @johngreenwritesbooks.

John lives with his family in Indianapolis, Indiana.