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Roxanne (13 KP) rated The Fault in Our Stars in Books
Nov 14, 2018
I must say that I really enjoyed this book (that's if you can say 'enjoy' when reading a book about Cancer) and I found myself thinking about it constantly after I finished reading. I went to sleep thinking about it and I woke up thinking about it, I then thought about it for the rest of the day. I found it heart-breaking in places and funny in others so I laughed and I cried and I learnt not to take life for granted. I haven't read anything like this before, I usually stay away from romance novels as they become so clich.
I liked both Hazel and Augustus and I felt for them because of their illnesses, I believe that many people have had their lives touched by Cancer, me including, so some parts were difficult to read...especially the parts where the characters laughed and joked about it.
The reasons why I knocked off a star was because the book was very philosophical which meant a fair bit went over my head at times, the long speeches and the constant use of quotes and diagrams. I thought the knowledge of the main characters was very far fetched for their age and so the story became a bit unbelievable, this caused my connection to the characters to weaken slightly.
Personally, I don't like to add spoilers to my reviews and I would still be in doubt even if I was to hide my review (as I know there is nothing worse than stumbling upon a spoiler) so I will keep this vague. I wish some of the 'hard-hitting' parts of the novel were more in depth, even-though I was sobbing I still believe that these parts could of hit so much harder.
So, although not as great as I thought it was going to be, I still recommend this book as I enjoyed it very much.
Sam (74 KP) rated The Hate u Give in Books
Nov 30, 2018
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