The Fault in our Stars - John Green
Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters fight cancer together.
TFIOS
The Fault in our Stars is realistic fiction by John Green. Hazel Grace leads a tough life, having thyroid cancer since she was a little girl. Hazel's parents make her go to a support group, in her town, Indianapolis, where she meets with other people who have cancer as well and share their struggles and stories. There, she meets a 17 year old named Augustus Waters who used to have cancer but was thankfully cured. Augustus and Hazel lead a good friendship, until they turn more than just friends. When Hazel met Augustus, she was reading a book called An Imperial Affliction. She finishes the book not knowing what happens to the other characters. The book's author is one of her favorite authors, so she emails him with a few questions regarding the book. Weeks later she gets an email from him saying that she can come over in Amsterdam. Hazel goes with her mother and Augustus. He turns out not as friendly as she thought snd doesn't answer the questions Hazel expected them to be answered. In the end, it turns out Augustus had gotten cancer again before going to Amsterdam. Unfortunately, Augustus dies in the end and Hazel attends his funeral with sorrow.
Main Characters
The main characters in this story are Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters.
Augustus Waters
A main character from the book and movie The Fault in our Stars. Augustus Waters is a seventeen year old guy who battled cancer and got it cured. Unfortunately, he gets cancer again before travelling with Hazel and her mother. Augustus acts cool and acts somewhat like a jock. Around Hazel, however, he is humorous, sweet, and kind. In the story, he starts off as friends with Hazel but it later grows into more than just friends. In the end, Augustus unfortunately dies.
Hazel Grace Lancaster
A main character from the book and movie The Fault in our Stars. Hazel Grace Lancaster is a sixteen year old girl. She has had thyroid cancer since she was a little girl. Hazel has a tough time breathing and has to go to the hospital every now and then due to her lungs. She has a shy personality, and makes humorous jokes every once in a while. Her parents make her go to a support group, where she met Augustus. They later fell in love and Hazel stayed with Augustus as long as she could while they both battled cancer. They both thought Hazel would die first, but it turns out that Augustus dies before Hazel. Hazel is devastated by what happened because Augustus to her was an amazing person.
John Green
John Green is the author of this book.
I would totally recommend this book if you are looking for something to get into. This book will make you want to look forward to reading it everytime you pick up the book. It's humorous, sad, heart-warming, and full of different emotions.