Reviews
CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE FAULT IN OUR STARS : "Damn near genius . . . The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it's also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness." -- Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine "This is a book that breaks your heart--not by wearing it down, but by making it bigger until it bursts." -- The Atlantic "A story about two incandescent kids who will live a long time in the minds of the readers who come to know them." --People "Remarkable . . . A pitch-perfect, elegiac comedy." --USA Today "A smarter, edgier Love Story for the Net Generation." --Family Circle "Because we all need to feel first love again. . . . Sixteen-year-old Hazel faces terminal cancer with humor and pluck. But it isn't until she meets Augustus in a support group that she understands how to love or live fully." --Oprah.com , a Best Book selection and one of "5 Books Every Woman Needs to Read Before Her Next Birthday" "[Green's] voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization. You will be thankful for the little infinity you spend inside this book." --NPR.org "Hilarious and heartbreaking . . . reminds you that sometimes when life feels like it's ending, it's actually just beginning." --Parenting magazine "John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit." --The Washington Post "[Green] shows us true love--two teenagers helping and accepting each other through the most humiliating physical and emotional ordeals--and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach." -- New York Times Book Review "In its every aspect, this novel is a triumph." -- Booklist , starred review "You know, even as you begin the tale of their young romance, that the end will be 100 kinds of awful, not so much a vale as a brutal canyon of tears. . . . Green's story of lovers who aren't so much star-crossed as star-cursed leans on literature's most durable assets: finely wrought language, beautifully drawn characters and a distinctive voice." -- Frank Bruni , The New York Times "A novel of life and death and the people caught in between, The Fault in Our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh, you cry, and then you come back for more." -- Markus Zusak , bestselling and Printz Honor-winning author of The Book Thief " The Fault in Our Stars takes a spin on universal themes--Will I be loved? Will I be remembered? Will I leave a mark on this world?--by dramatically raising the stakes for the characters who are asking." -- Jodi Picoult , bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Sing You Home "John Green is one of the best writers alive." -- E. Lockhart, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honor-winning author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and We Were Liars , Accolades for The Fault in Our Stars : TIME Magazine's #1 Fiction Book of 2012 An Entertainment Weekly Best Fiction Book of 2012 John Green is one of Entertainment Weekly 's Entertainers of the Year, 2012 #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller International Bestseller #1 Children's Indiebound Pick New York Times Editor's Choice The Huffington Post Best Books of 2012 A Booklist Books for Youth Editor's Choice The Horn Book Fanfare List A Publishers Weekly Best Book A School Library Journal Best Book Unprecedented EIGHT starred reviews TIME Magazine "Damn near genius. . . . Simply devastating. . . . Fearless in the face of powerful, uncomplicated, unironized emotion." People, 4 out of 4 stars "[Green] delivers more than a collectible …with keen observation and empathy…producing a story about two incandescent kids who will live a long time in the minds of the readers who come to know them." Entertainment Weekly "Funny…Poignant…Luminous." USA Today "A pitch perfect, elegiac comedy." Family Circle "A smarter, edgier Love Story for the Net Generation." NPR.org "Green writes books for young adults, but his voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization. He writes for youth, rather than to them, and the difference is palpable….You will be thankful for the little infinity you spend inside this book." New York Times Book Review "[Green] shows us true love-two teenagers helping and accepting each other through the most humiliating physical and emotional ordeals-and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach." The Washington Post "What makes this novel compelling is not a thrill-a-minute plot but the authenticity of characters deeply engaged in trying to live 'forever within the numbered days.' John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit." Sacramento Bee "Perfect in every way." Starred review, Booklis t "In its every aspect, this novel is a triumph." Starred review, School Library Journal "An achingly beautiful story about life and loss." Starred review, Horn Book "Acerbic comedy, sexy romance, and a lightly played, extended meditation on the big questions about life and death." Starred review, Kirkus "A smartly crafted intellectual explosion of a romance….Carefully structured dialogue and razor-sharp characters brim with genuine intellect, humor and desire." "A novel of life and death and the people caught in between, The Fault in our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh, you cry, and then you come back for more." Markus Zusak , bestselling and Printz Honorwinning author of The Book Thief The Fault in Our Stars takes a spin on universal themes-Will I be loved? Will I be remembered? Will I leave a mark on this world?-by dramatically raising the stakes for the characters who are asking." Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Sing You Home, Accolades for The Fault in Our Stars : #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Indie Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller A USA Today Bestseller New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice "Damn near genius. . . . Simply devastating. . . . Fearless in the face of powerful, uncomplicated, unironized emotion." TIME "[Green] delivers more than a collectible …with keen observation and empathy…producing a story about two incandescent kids who will live a long time in the minds of the readers who come to know them." People (4 out of 4 stars) "Funny…Poignant…Luminous." Entertainment Weekly "A pitch perfect, elegiac comedy." USA Today "A smarter, edgier Love Story for the Net Generation." Family Circle "Green writes books for young adults, but his voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization. He writes for youth, rather than to them, and the difference is palpable….You will be thankful for the little infinity you spend inside this book." NPR.org "[Green] shows us true love-two teenagers helping and accepting each other through the most humiliating physical and emotional ordeals-and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach." New York Times Book Review "An unforgettable story with more than just two unforgettable characters." -- Library Journal "What makes this novel compelling is not a thrill-a-minute plot but the authenticity of characters deeply engaged in trying to live 'forever within the numbered days.' John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit." -- The Washington Post "Perfect in every way." -- Sacramento Bee "A bittersweet story of life, death and love in between." Deseret News "Green proves through his characters that lasting love requires the risk of losing it. This is not a morbid book. Hazel and Gus invite us to laugh and live life to the fullest for as long as we can." -- Shelf Awareness "Hilarious, joyous, outrageous and utterly sad." -- Scripps Howard New Service *8 Starred Reviews* "In its every aspect, this novel is a triumph." Booklist , starred review "Readers looking for a grand passion involving real people will rejoice even as they weep." Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books , starred review "An achingly beautiful story about life and loss." School Library Journal , starred review "A smartly crafted intellectual explosion of a romance….Readers will swoon on nearly every page. Green's signature style shines: His carefully structured dialogue and razor-sharp characters brim with genuine intellect, humor and desire." Kirkus , starred review "Acerbic comedy, sexy romance, and a lightly played, extended meditation on the big questions about life and death." Horn Book , starred review "This is [Green's] best work yet." Publishers Weekly , starred review "Green's much-anticipated novel is breathtaking in its ability to alternate between iridescent humor and raw tragedy." VOYA , starred review "A refreshing, sophisticated addition to the field of YA literature." LMC , starred review, CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE FAULT IN OUR STARS : "Damn near genius . . . The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it's also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness." - Lev Grossman, TIME Magazine "This is a book that breaks your heart-not by wearing it down, but by making it bigger until it bursts." - The Atlantic "A story about two incandescent kids who will live a long time in the minds of the readers who come to know them." -People "Remarkable . . . A pitch-perfect, elegiac comedy." -USA Today "A smarter, edgier Love Story for the Net Generation." -Family Circle "Because we all need to feel first love again. . . . Sixteen-year-old Hazel faces terminal cancer with humor and pluck. But it isn't until she meets Augustus in a support group that she understands how to love or live fully." -Oprah.com , a Best Book selection and one of "5 Books Every Woman Needs to Read Before Her Next Birthday" "[Green's] voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization. You will be thankful for the little infinity you spend inside this book." -NPR.org "Hilarious and heartbreaking . . . reminds you that sometimes when life feels like it's ending, it's actually just beginning." -Parenting magazine "John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit." -The Washington Post "[Green] shows us true love-two teenagers helping and accepting each other through the most humiliating physical and emotional ordeals-and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach." - New York Times Book Review "In its every aspect, this novel is a triumph." - Booklist , starred review "You know, even as you begin the tale of their young romance, that the end will be 100 kinds of awful, not so much a vale as a brutal canyon of tears. . . . Green's story of lovers who aren't so much star-crossed as star-cursed leans on literature's most durable assets: finely wrought language, beautifully drawn characters and a distinctive voice." - Frank Bruni , The New York Times "A novel of life and death and the people caught in between, The Fault in Our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh, you cry, and then you come back for more." - Markus Zusak , bestselling and Printz Honorwinning author of The Book Thief " The Fault in Our Stars takes a spin on universal themes-Will I be loved? Will I be remembered? Will I leave a mark on this world?-by dramatically raising the stakes for the characters who are asking." - Jodi Picoult , bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Sing You Home "John Green is one of the best writers alive." - E. Lockhart, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honorwinning author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and We Were Liars , -Millions of copies sold- TIME Magazine's #1 Fiction Book of the year! #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller #1 USA Today Bestseller #1 International Bestseller #1 Indie Bestseller CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE FAULT IN OUR STARS : "Damn near genius . . . The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it's also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness." - TIME Magazine "This is a book that breaks your heart-not by wearing it down, but by making it bigger until it bursts." - The Atlantic "A story about two incandescent kids who will live a long time in the minds of the readers who come to know them." -People "Funny . . . Poignant . . . Luminous." -Entertainment Weekly "Remarkable . . . A pitch-perfect, elegiac comedy." -USA Today "A smarter, edgier Love Story for the Net Generation." -Family Circle "Because we all need to feel first love again. . . . Sixteen-year-old Hazel faces terminal cancer with humor and pluck. But it isn't until she meets Augustus in a support group that she understands how to love or live fully." -Oprah.com , a Best Book selection and one of "5 Books Every Woman Needs to Read Before Her Next Birthday" "[Green's] voice is so compulsively readable that it defies categorization. You will be thankful for the little infinity you spend inside this book." -NPR.org "Hilarious and heartbreaking . . . reminds you that sometimes when life feels like it's ending, it's actually just beginning." -Parenting magazine "John Green deftly mixes the profound and the quotidian in this tough, touching valentine to the human spirit." -The Washington Post "[Green] shows us true love-two teenagers helping and accepting each other through the most humiliating physical and emotional ordeals-and it is far more romantic than any sunset on the beach." - New York Times Book Review "In its every aspect, this novel is a triumph." - Booklist , starred review "You know, even as you begin the tale of their young romance, that the end will be 100 kinds of awful, not so much a vale as a brutal canyon of tears. . . . Green's story of lovers who aren't so much star-crossed as star-cursed leans on literature's most durable assets: finely wrought language, beautifully drawn characters and a distinctive voice." - Frank Bruni , The New York Times "A novel of life and death and the people caught in between, The Fault in Our Stars is John Green at his best. You laugh, you cry, and then you come back for more." - Markus Zusak , bestselling and Printz Honorwinning author of The Book Thief " The Fault in Our Stars takes a spin on universal themes-Will I be loved? Will I be remembered? Will I leave a mark on this world?-by dramatically raising the stakes for the characters who are asking." - Jodi Picoult , bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and Sing You Home "John Green is one of the best writers alive." - E. Lockhart, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honorwinning author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks and We Were Liars
Synopsis
John Green's eagerly anticipated new young-adult fiction novel is an emotional and surprising look at sickness and health, life and death., Bestselling author John Green returns with an eagerly anticipated and emotional novel about sickness and health, life and death. Diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer at 12, Hazel was prepared to die until, at 14, a medical miracle shrunk the tumours in her lungs. for now. Two years post-miracle, sixteen-year-old Hazel is post-everything else, too - post-high school, post-friends and post-normalcy. Enter Augustus Waters. A match made at cancer kid support group, Augustus is gorgeous, in remission, and - shockingly, to her - interested in Hazel., Now a Major Motion Picture TODAY Book Club pick TIME magazine's #1 Fiction Book of 2012 "The greatest romance story of this decade." -- Entertainment Weekly -Millions of copies sold- #1 New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller #1 USA Today Bestseller #1 International Bestseller #1 Indie Bestseller Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green's most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.
