The Fault In Our Stars By John Green

You are probably bored as hell of people going on and on about this book but it deserves an immense amount of praise. Hazel Grace Lancaster suffers from lung cancer and carries around a tank of air at all times so she is able to breathe. Her illness meant she had to drop out of school and so lost contact with many of her friends. As she becomes increasingly depressed her parents insist she goes to a group for teenagers suffering or recovering from cancer. At first she hates it but soon she meets Augustus Waters. Due to cancer at a younger age, Augustus only has one leg and so uses a prosthetic one. As he and Hazel begin to grow closer she begins to worry about what the future will hold for them. Can she ever truly be there for a person when she's never sure how long she will be around for herself?

After I read this gorgeous book, I went and looked up John Green because really liked his style of writing and sense of humour. He and his brother Hank have been posting on their YouTube channel VlogBrothers since 2009. Since they post around three times a week you could never watch all their videos but I really loved the different things they talked about. If you are wondering whether to read any of John Green's fiction you should check out this channel because they do talk about his books. There is one video where John reads out the first chapter of The Fault In Our Stars which is also a good starting place for reading the book. The movie also recently came out on DVD which is good if you want to get the feel of the book but I would recommend reading the book first due to huge plot twists. I think what really captivated the thousands of fans of this book is how real the characters seem. They aren't Disney teenagers who live their dreams lives, they act the way any real teenager does. When an author really manages to capture the teenage voice to a point where it could be a real person, the book must be good. I have read so many books where there has been a fantastic storyline but the character feels manufactured so I can't truly enjoy it. If you haven't already given this book a go, you should because you won't regret it.