The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
By Ashley Hall - 2nd Period
Summary
Hazel Grace, the cancerous teenager whom finds sanctuary in a book, An Imperial Affliction, soon finds another sanctuary within Augustus Waters, a former cancer patient. While visiting a support group for people like herself, she finds a certain boy staring at her in the literal heart of Jesus. Weeks pass and the tension between them grows through shared interest in her favorite book. In curiosity of the unfinished ending of the book, they both decide to visit Amsterdam, the home of the writer. Their first night tasting the stars in Amsterdam was the brightest the stars ever were. The next morning, a shared disappoint fell among them once they realized their beloved writer could not account for his novel. Through the gloom, they find happiness within each other, although it comes to a stop when the stars dim down and reality settles in with an unwelcoming gesture.
They Met
Hazel and Gus met in a support group specifically for teenagers where they immediately had a connection.
Fell In Love
In the novel, they drink champagne in Amsterdam in which their waiter describes the first person to invent champagne to claim they were, "tasting the stars." This is where part of the title comes from.
Fell Apart
Hazel, being the "grenade," wasn't the one to be detonated. Augustus acquired another cancerous mass causing him to die just as he and Hazel fell in love.
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"An achingly beautiful story."- SLJ, starred review
"A smartly crafted intellectual explosion of romance."- Kirkus, starred review
"Luminous."- Entertainment Weekly