[The Fault in Our Stars] August 9 - 15: Chapter 6 - Chapter 11

[Stephanie, Super Mod]

It was a hard decision for me to read this book because of the content. My grandmother passed away from cancer, and I feel like this book captures the feeling of isolation that comes with it. I wanted to dislike Hazel for some crazy reason, maybe because I didn't want to get attached to her because I"m afraid she's going to die.

Yet I ended up liking her and anger and how unfair it is. Anyone else feel like this?

First impressions of the characters? Anyone dislike the book? I don't fall in love with books, I fall in love with the people in them so to have strong character development really does it for me.

What is it that draws you to a book, and why did you vote for
The Fault in Our Stars ?

No one says out loud: "OH, I rather spend my LEISURE time reading about a young girl who has cancer, than the cultural customs of China that have been around for hundreds, thousands of years, and a dystopian book.

As for the setting of the book, I like how it isn't focus on the setting. How there isn't pages of descriptive writing of anything beautiful, only Hazel.

[Ashley]

I hope everyone is enjoying the read! So far it looks like David is providing most of the conversation-let's get some discussion going :)! Do you like the book so far? How are the characters and plot developing?

[David]

Young love is infectious, as Gus continues to propel the plot forward. He is simultaneously a saint and casanova, and his out-of-this-world goodness chips away at Hazel's apprehensions.

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

The big mystery right now is how their meeting will go down with Peter Van Houten. I admit, at first I thought that Gus was staging his correspondence, and that it was all a well-intentioned ruse to cheer her up. But it's clear to me now that they are going to meet the man, and I'm sure it won't be the birdsong that Hazel wants it to be.

Really enjoying the book thus far, in a close-the-mind, open-the-heart kind of way. I appreciate the writing more than I expected, as I find most modern works either underwritten or overwritten. This feels justrightwritten.

I'll probably finish the book later today. This pacing is too quick to draw out over a month.

[Stephanie, Super Mod]

I agree with David on the fact that the pacing is too quick for drawing it over a month, which is why I partly changed the schedule (at least for Brief wondrous Life of Oscar was) to show all the chapters at first instead of releasing a thread every week.