The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

I have just finished reading The Fault In Our Stars by John Green and it is by far one of the most inspiring and touching books I have ever read. One of the reasons I loved this book because it wasn't a tearjerker until the very end. Even though the book is about cancer and it should be tear-jerking, John Green made the two main characters very interesting and humorous, when a part of the book should have been sad it was funny, most of the time. But when Augustus (one of the main characters who has cancer) broke the news to his girlfriend it was a shock, I won't tell you what the news is because that would be ruining the book, but I will tell you that from then on the mood of the book changed, even though the characters were still being funny, occasionally, it felt a lot more sombre. The thing I liked most about the two main characters was their use of language, for example "observation: standing inline is a form of oppression" or "Mrs Lancaster you are an impressively punctual person" I found that this type of speech gave the characters personality. The book is written from 16 year old Hazels point of view. Hazel has terminal lung cancer which makes it hard for her to breathe, she has been battling cancer since she was thirteen, which is my age and it makes me think about if it were myself in that situation. She has an oxygen tank attached to her via the tubes though her nose because in Hazels words "my lungs suck at being lungs", this is the kind of language which she uses a lot in the novel and I think it makes her a engrossing character, Hazels mum makes her go to a cancer children support group meeting where she encounters Augustus Waters. That’s all I want to tell about the plot. The book made me think about a lot of things, to many to recall and write down, but as cheesy as it sounds, one of the things that it did teach me and i quote "living our best life today". 

As the tide washed in, the Dutch Tulip Man faced the ocean: "conjoiner rejoinder poisoner concealer revelator. Look at it, rising up and down, taking everything with it"

"whats that?" Anna asked.

"water," the Dutchman said. "well and time"

   - Peter Van Houten, An imperial Affliction