I know it's been a long time since I last posted with school and all, but I want to thank the people who have commented in the C-Box. But anyway, on to the post:
So far on this blog, I've covered the "Other Stuff," pertaining to the title. Though I haven't really covered the "Literature" headline. Well, let's get onto that. Today, the topic is the book The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.
The book was certainly an intriguing and different read.
The plot centers around 16 year old Hazel, a precocious girl who was unfortunately stricken with thyroid cancer that spread to her lungs. When her mother signs her up for a cancer support group, she meets and starts a courting with 17 year old Augustus Waters, an osteosarcoma survivor and amputee.
Hazel's paradigm is rather unique. Instead of the stereotypical, "The world is out to get me," attitude, she focuses more-so on a positive outlook, yet does not consider herself serendipitous in such matters.
Green, known for titles such as Looking For Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines, exemplifies the idea that he definitely did his research (for example: using a play off of a well-known William Shakespeare line). I found that the book had a decent amount of balance between reality and fictition. And while a book about a girl hooked up to an oxygen tank and a Sci-Fi obsessed boy with a prosthetic may not be for everybody, the tragedy, occasional pessimism, and tribulations of what once was a normal life, present what John Green has set himself up to be known for.
So far on this blog, I've covered the "Other Stuff," pertaining to the title. Though I haven't really covered the "Literature" headline. Well, let's get onto that. Today, the topic is the book The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.
The plot centers around 16 year old Hazel, a precocious girl who was unfortunately stricken with thyroid cancer that spread to her lungs. When her mother signs her up for a cancer support group, she meets and starts a courting with 17 year old Augustus Waters, an osteosarcoma survivor and amputee.
Hazel's paradigm is rather unique. Instead of the stereotypical, "The world is out to get me," attitude, she focuses more-so on a positive outlook, yet does not consider herself serendipitous in such matters.
Green, known for titles such as Looking For Alaska and An Abundance of Katherines, exemplifies the idea that he definitely did his research (for example: using a play off of a well-known William Shakespeare line). I found that the book had a decent amount of balance between reality and fictition. And while a book about a girl hooked up to an oxygen tank and a Sci-Fi obsessed boy with a prosthetic may not be for everybody, the tragedy, occasional pessimism, and tribulations of what once was a normal life, present what John Green has set himself up to be known for.
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