Reading Response—The Fault in our stars

         The book, “The fault in our stars” by John Green is a really complex and humorous read and definitely earns the bestseller title it has won numerous times. The book drops you into Hazel’s world, she has several tumors and her lungs have been deeply compromised because of this, as the narrator of the story she very bluntly explains her situation to the reader, from her in and out trips to the hospital; when her parents to her it was okay to let go and the “tumor shrinking miracle” that saved her life, even the “cancer perks.” Through the whole book I find it really inspirational how she seems like the air tanks and fluid being pumped out of her lungs is just a thing that kind of sucks but she really seem like she rises up out of that to live her life. When Augustus comes into the picture I think that it just goes to show you that some people can rise over a obstacle even ones that they have to hurdle everyday.

         I think that message of striding through life and living in the moment is something that is really pushed throughout the novel. For example, Hazel has to deal with a lot of things that would break other people down until they couldn’t really of wouldn’t want to do anything. But she strides through and keeps her head up and just kind of is thankful for everyday. She doesn’t concentrate on how she looks and how social she is. Hazel just thinks about the moment that she is in and the people who she is around. Same with Augustus, he sometime lets it out and tells hazels how he feels and how he feels lonely after he lost his old girlfriend and how its sometimes hard to have a prosthetic. But despite this he always is optimistic. Hazel and Augustus are so strong and are really inspirational.

         In conclusion the book “The fault in our stars” is a really great story that brings out the strength of people in hard situations and shows how impressive ones will and positive attitude is about life. It also bings a clear message of gratefulness, and to remember someone always has it worse than you.