Book details
- Product code:
- FAU2
- ISBN:
- 9780141345635
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Format:
- Hardback
- Dimensions:
- 21.6cm x 13.5cm
- Pages:
- 336
- Age range:
- 13 years +
- Points:
- 6
About this book
With a fresh and contemporary voice John Green, author of Looking for Alaska, tells the story of a cynical teenage cancer sufferer who falls in love. His no-holds barred wit, sensitivity and sharp observations mean that The Fault in Our Stars will move you to laugh and cry in equal measures. Destined to become a teen classic, this profound book is an unforgettable must-read!
Red House Readers say...
John Green captures the emotions of teenage love exactlyPhalanxifor, a medicine that shrinks her tumour and prolongs her life, the cancer will never go away. While Hazel is at her support group, she meets Augustus Waters, a cancer survivor. It doesn't take long for them to fall in love. Hazel and Augustus must fight many emotional and physical battles, and although Hazel is scared of getting close to Augustus, knowing she is going to die, nothing can tear them apart. This has got to be the best book so far. This book gives hope, being diagnosed with cancer doesn't mean give up, Hazels story shows that there is always a chance of happiness no matter whether you live with a disease or not. The book is filled with humour as well as sadness and I cried loads at the surprsing end to the story. Most people assume it is only women that write the romantic novels, but John Green had certainly proved them wrong. He captures the emotions of teenage love exactly and makes Hazel and Augustus seem so realistic you start to wonder if they are just fictional or not. I loved this book despite it's sadness and would love to read more by John Green.
Customer reviews
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- Average rating:
- from 4 Reviews.
"One of the most beautiful novels I have read in a very long time"
I am not one to cry at books and films. The Fault in Our Stars however, reduced me to tears. One of the most beautiful novels I have read in a very long time.
Sharika Sharma - Red House Editor 31/07/2012
"Worth every moment you'll spend reading and rereading it"
The Fault in Our Stars is worth every moment you'll spend reading and rereading it. It is heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure, intelligent and profoundly touching. I can't recommend it highly enough.
Claudia Mody - Red House Book Buyer 31/07/2012
"A must read!"
If you haven't discovered author extraordinaire John Green yet, you are seriously missing out. This is a wonderful book that will take you on a rollercoaster ride, I guarantee you will laugh and cry! A must read.
Gemma Byers - Red House Marketing Manager 31/07/2012
"I held my breath through parts of this book"
Hazel Grace is the plucky, no-nonsense, kind, witty and wise-cracking heroine we would all like to imagine we would be when confronting terminal illness and the friend we'd love to have alongside us. The reader cannot fail to warm to her and be carried along with her romance with the gorgeous Augustus and their quest to track down the elusive author of the book that has provided the soundtrack to Hazel's life. I held my breath through parts of this book. John Green's writing is stunning.
Ruth 31/07/2012
