![]() I mean, the basic plot? Two teenage cancer survivors meet at a support group and fall in love. Like, for example, I expected to cry - a lot. It’s hard to pick up a book you’ve heard so much about without rampant expectations. I went into this novel knowing it had been hyped into oblivion but is also loved fiercely by many readers - I mean, it’s been rated more than 1 million times on Goodreads. (Man, I’m a mess today.) Back to the actual book, friends. ![]() ![]() Just feel that, in the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that.Īnyway. He’s darn witty and insightful.Īlso, I saw him speak at the National Book Festival in 2012. Plus, this is penned by Green, Great Lord of the Book/Young Adult World, and I’ve read and enjoyed several of his books. Sometimes I crave a good cry and don’t mind a depressing novel they can be quite beautiful, after all. The Fault In Our Stars has been on my radar for years due to its reputation as a tearjerker, I suppose. Yes, I do pay for plenty of things I cannot physically hold, but I guess I’m just crotchety and still struggling to grasp the concept of paying real money for things that feel un-real. I guess that’s a terrible thing to admit. I bought it last week in anticipation of a long weekend away as a “treat” to myself, insofar as a book about kids with cancer can be a “treat.”Īlso, despite loving my Kindle for years now, I still feel weird paying for e-books? I mostly read review copies or freebies or library loans. So I finished John Green’s The Fault In Our Stars on Sunday. ![]()
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