My Review of The Fault in our Stars by John Green

By Sara T.

There are novels that teach us that in the depths of anguish – no matter how desperate life can feel, hope still glimmers- John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, is one of them.

This story follows Hazel, a terminal cancer patient, as she meets Augustus in a support group, showing how love can spark meaning, even in the face of death.

Despite the struggles Hazel faces, she overcomes them, finding love and fulfillment in her once monotonous life.

An example that beautifully depicts this, is where Hazel reads her own eulogy written by her late boyfriend, “I really thought she was going to die…It was brutal: the incessant mechanized haranguing of intensive care… But I just held her hand and tried to imagine the world without us and for about one second I was a good enough person to hope she died so she would never know that I was going, too. But then I wanted more time…What else? She is so beautiful…You never worry if she is smarter than you: you know she is. She is funny without ever being mean. I love her. I am so lucky to love her, Van Houten. You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices and I hope she likes hers ‘I do Augustus I do.’”

This passage demonstrates the love Augustus held for her through the thoughtful tone of the letter, as he calls her, “funny”, “beautiful”,and “smart.”