The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
is about Hazel Grace Lancaster, a three-year stage IV-cancer survivor who meets
and falls in love with Augustus Waters, a fellow cancer survivor.
X.
October's book review shows exactly what he thinks of The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green to his audience of young readers: not bad but not amazing either.
As soon as he starts his review, he establishes credibility by acknowledging
that he is a big fan of John Green and is a Nerdfighter* himself, which tells
the audience that reviewer that he has a perfectly logical reason behind giving
the book three stars out of five. X. October explains carefully that his main
problem with John Green's book is that the characters are just not believable,
and that the interaction between the main characters, Gus and Hazel, just would
not happen between "real, emotional, scared, awkward, virgin teenagers,
let alone ones with cancer who have been socially cut off for much of their
lives" (X. October 2). The reviewer shows that there are many great
elements in the book, but soon admits that the part in the book where a
character flirts is "funny and witty and entertaining" but is also
"the flirting of an experienced 25 year old" (X. October 2). Another
main factor that prevented the reviewer from giving the book perfect five stars
was that the main characters all had similar characteristics, same voice,
thought pattern and high intelligence level as one person. Namely, John Green. X.
October uses repetition at the end of the sentence to emphasize this point:
"Hazel is John Green. Augustus is John Green. Hazel's mom and dad are John
Green. Isaac is John Green." (X. October 3). The only good part of this is
that "the person they are is an interesting person, which is why it's
still a good book" but the book is still "just not the
OMGOMGBESTBOOKEVER book that the 600+ 5-star reviews imply" (X. October
3). In conclusion, the reviewer believes that overall, The Fault in Our
Stars is a great book, but lacks certain elements that can make it better.
My Opinion? I believe that I need to read the book myself.
*Nerdfighteria is an internet
subculture created by John Green and his brother Hank Green.
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