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Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death (c)
Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infrequently, and devoted quite a bit of my abundant free time to thinking about death (c)
The main thing that I remember about this book is staying up until 3am to finish it and, subsequently, lying in bed at 3am absolutely balling my eyes out because I fell in love with these characters and their struggles so much. I cries for Augustus and for Hazel and for Isaac and for everyone this book reminded me of in real life.
This book is so powerful, so emotive that I'm driven to ignore any parts that might have been overly-dramatic and presumptuous. I love this book so much. ...more
This book is so powerful, so emotive that I'm driven to ignore any parts that might have been overly-dramatic and presumptuous. I love this book so much. ...more
Okay? Okay. <3 JOHN GREEN IS A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!
I like this book, though I was expecting more drama and tears because after all, this is a book about people with cancer. I just wish that there were more exciting dialogues. If I were to change anything in the book, I would prefer that Hazel becomes pregnant with Augustus' baby and then she dies of chidbirth. That way, Augustus and Hazel leaves something physical behind them after their deaths; a living memory. Or when Hazel wanted to leave and write a eulogy and her parents wouldn't let her, i
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