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Feb 23, 2013 04:01AM
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Just finished it last night; it only took me a day to read. The attention it's receiving is definitely well-deserved; a realization I had to determine for myself because I don't like getting caught up in the hype.Friendly warning: don't read this before bedtime unless you know for sure you don't cry over books. I was a sobbing mess and my eyes feel weird and puffy this morning (no time to freeze cucumbers).
Needless to say, this got a five star rating from me.
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Wow, I really need to get started on it. I'm a big softy so I'll probably be sobbing too Marie.
Honestly I think it's hard not to like. Hazel, the narrator, has such a clear voice and personality; John Green captures the young adult attitude and rightly so. I'm not sure if you're aware of who he is apart from being an author, but he's a prominent figure, I guess you can say, in online video blog culture.I would be the first to tell you that the story itself and the outcome is predictable, but it's the way Green executes the journey that makes it heartbreaking and memorable.
I'm a big John green fan, I watch most of his YouTube videos (he has an online crashcourse for history, one for english and vlogs he makes with his brother) and think that he is awesome ;)However I haven't bought this book yet because I have so many others that I'm trying to get through first and I'm worried that I'll be disappointed because of all the surrounding hype. I'm beginning to think that a purchase is imminent though!
Também acho que o autor é merecedor do sucesso. Ele consegue mexer com nossas emoções de maneira fina e sutil.
I read TFIOS a while ago. I absolutely loved it! Hazel and Gus are so wonderfully blunt, sarcastic, witty, and generally awesome. I had multiple severe mental breakdowns. TFIOS is so heartbreaking, sad, memorable, and... electric. I recommend this to anyone and everyone. I would like to say thanks to John for writing this book (and your other ones, including Zombiecorn :)) that was nice of you. DFTBA! For those who don't know what that means, you're missing out. ;P
-Hailey
I LOVED it. I could add more....but really I don't think I could do it justice. Definitely recommend reading this, it is a fantastic YA book. Hailey - totally agree with everything you said. Like I mentioned above I'm a big John Green fan solely for his Youtube videos, but this was his first book I've read and now I want to read more. DFTBA!! (just like this book)
Has anyone else read this recently?
Jack I noticed you're planning on reading this in April....I think it will be worth the wait :)
Hello. Yes, I have read the book before, I believe it was April of last year. It was our summer vacation. Anyway, I thought it was lovely. The way John Green told the love story between Hazel and Gus, was simply amazing. How they enjoyed that limited time that they had, it really touched my heart. I've always thought that someone would die in the end, since it is a cancer book but I never thought Gus would be that someone. Either Isaac or Hazel. But I guess that would be predictable, so that was an unpleasant surprise for me. I liked how Gus never gave up. I really felt his desperation towards the end ya know? to leave a mark. The thing that bothers me most, but not so much, a minor detail really. Do 16 year olds really talk like that? They are really, reaaly articulate and their sarcasm is out of this world. Witty. And their conversations are deep. Crazy deep. I don't think I have met a 16 yr old who talks like that. I guess having known that your life is numbered makes you grow up faster. All in all, a very good read I really LOLed while reading it. And I cried like the whole world did when Hazel read the final letter of Gus.
Anyone else wish "AIA" was a real book?
Astounding book. Fell in love with it, very emotional too. Found myself in tears at numerous points in the book. Words cannot not describe how brilliant it is. Due to all the hype I had set my expectations pretty low but wow, it is definitely popular for a reason. I agree with Kerry in that I wish AIA was a real book. One of my favourite parts of the book was the ending to AIA, it gave me a lot to think about. As well as Gus and his cigarettes, a brilliant metaphor. It really is an incredible book, congrats to John Green.
I devoured this book in about 8 hours. It was my first John Green and it was amazing. I cried and laughed and everything in between and when I finished I put it down. Sighed. And then read my favourite parts again. It was when Hazel says, "The only person I wanted to talk about Augustus Waters' death was, was Augustus Waters." (Or something)
That got me really upset.
And it's full of amazing quotes - which I'm obsessed with. So yeah, 6 stars!!!!
And I think AIA is a real book... But it's not the same story or author haha :)
I think one of the best books of recent times.I dont usually cry when reading books and this one got me crying real hard.And yes, there are passages that i re read even now and then and fall asleep thinking about it, about life.:) Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters:you ll beoth be staying in my head for a long long time.And John Green-What an amazing writer!
I wasn't a big softy on it, because of some reason. BUT it did want to make me cry. It was just a great book!
This is the first book I've ever cried at and I think it's amazing. I gave it to my friend the other night to read with the message: "Here, it's brilliant and funny and beautiful and I hope it causes you the same amount of emotional destruction it caused me."
I read this last summer, and it was truly incredible. One of the best books I've ever read.Case in point:
I put it on my student shelf in January, which all of my students are free to borrow from as long as they "check it out" from me. I've had TEN students (age 16-17) check it out telling me that they now love to read and immediately beg for more of John Green's work, which they literally inhale as soon as I give it to them, particularly Looking for Alaska.
I can't decide what they love more:
- The frank voice of the narrator, so like them and yet so different?
- The devastatingly brutality of the subject matter?
- The way Augustus simply makes you fall in love with love?
- The fact that this really isn't a cancer book, but something much, much more real and true to self? Something that speaks to the hopelessness and distance we feel as people who experience the same cancerous disease day after day: humanity? Yet, also the way it shows exactly how we look beyond that for companionship and love?
I honestly don't know. The point is that it speaks to people, not just young adults. I think the true test is that it speaks to more than just the teenagers and college kids. This book has been placed at the top of all kinds of lists over the last year, trumping countless adult-geared books, and I believe there's a reason for that. Books that make a statement on the human condition apply to everyone, not just young adults.
I could not believe how amazing this book was! If it wasn't for Goodreads I wouldn't have heard about it since this book is the topic of many book groups. I absolutely loved it and it's a book everyone should read. Let's hope the movie doesn't ruin it for me. The love story between Gus and Hazel was so genuine and I love the sarcastic yet witty dialogue. I also like how their love didn't start right away and slowly grew as they got to know each other and that their love wasn't just a lust but real love. I feel like even though this book is listed as Young Adult, I feel like it's something adults like myself would read as well because this isn't a silly book about cancer and written in a way like the author doesn't know what he's talking about. Anyone can read this. Augustus's final message was so beautiful. I was worried that it was going to be some intellectual symbolic letter throughout but he just expressed all of the thoughts he had felt for Hazel as they were together. I hope that's a message that Hazel will carry for the remainder of her life and one day, whether it's sooner or later, she will reunite with her in that "mansion in the clouds."
Ok, not reading any of the comments so far but I just want to say that I am over halfway through the book and so far I love it. Took me ages to pick it up and start reading but I am so glad that I finally did
