This book is labeled as YA, but I think the only reason for that is the age of the main characters. The story follows 16-year-old Hazel, who has been living with terminal cancer for three years, dragging around an oxygen tank and watching ridiculous amounts of bad TV. Then, at a support group meeting, she meets Augustus, a wise-cracking guy with only one leg, who also happens to be one of few people to share Hazel's cynical sense of humor about their shared diagnoses.
Given the subject matter, this should be a total downer of a book. Somehow it's not. While it deals with some understandably heavy topics, The Fault in Our Stars is also funny, sweet and quite enjoyable to read.
No comments:
Post a Comment