It was bittersweet to have finished, The Fault in Our Stars written by John Greene. I fell in love with main characters Hazel and Gus, but in reality I knew there would be no rainbows and butterflies, or a cure for cancer in the end. I believe John Greene made the right decision in the way he ended the book, *SPOILER ALERT* yes Gus died, but I think it was meant to happen. In order to keep things realistic it had to happen. True, it, excuse my language but, sucks because every reader falls in love with the charming boy, Gus, and they would hate to see him go, but eventually he does. That moment when they are at dinner and nothing seems to matter but their love, turns my heart to mush and I feel the strong connection between me, Hazel and Gus. But then the bomb dropped, and that's when I knew, the book wasn't all about frolicking through flowers and forgetting about the reality of the world. I think Greene wanted to convey the thought that we try to forget about the bad things and simply live in the light or happy memories, but eventually those bad things come back to bite us in the butt right when we’re content with life. This book went beyond my expectations and I believe this is to be one of my top read books of all times.
Friday, December 13, 2013
Informal Reflection on Book 1
It was bittersweet to have finished, The Fault in Our Stars written by John Greene. I fell in love with main characters Hazel and Gus, but in reality I knew there would be no rainbows and butterflies, or a cure for cancer in the end. I believe John Greene made the right decision in the way he ended the book, *SPOILER ALERT* yes Gus died, but I think it was meant to happen. In order to keep things realistic it had to happen. True, it, excuse my language but, sucks because every reader falls in love with the charming boy, Gus, and they would hate to see him go, but eventually he does. That moment when they are at dinner and nothing seems to matter but their love, turns my heart to mush and I feel the strong connection between me, Hazel and Gus. But then the bomb dropped, and that's when I knew, the book wasn't all about frolicking through flowers and forgetting about the reality of the world. I think Greene wanted to convey the thought that we try to forget about the bad things and simply live in the light or happy memories, but eventually those bad things come back to bite us in the butt right when we’re content with life. This book went beyond my expectations and I believe this is to be one of my top read books of all times.
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The fault in our stars sounds like a sappy but good book to read.
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