Recently I finished a book that changed my opinion of life, it was called ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ by the brilliant John Green. This realistic fiction book is quite mature and I would recommend it for teenagers and adults, but I can’t guarantee that everyone will appreciate it. To comprehend and enjoy this novel, you can’t expect a happy ending, or even happy people. You must be prepared to be on a never ending rollercoaster of emotion while reading, one moment you could be bawling and the next, you could by smiling and laughing.

TFIOS is from the perspective of Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16 year old with deadly cancer in her lungs. Hazel is the type of person that would make you want to rip your teeth out when you are around her. She is not always positive, she has very strong opinions that are hard to agree with. She ALWAYS speaks the truth, never making things sound better than they are. That is, until she meets Augustus Waters, a boy with 1.4 legs who finds himself falling hopelessly in love with Hazel. Life is a constant battle - for the both of them, and not only because of their cancerous struggles.

The characters are hard to make connections with, but I believe that is the reason I adore this book. It’s from a perspective much different than my own, and it taught me about compassion and how it isn’t always appreciated; that love is dangerously powerful, and it taught me to always consider how others feel. Although I have not experienced the things that Hazel or Augustus have, this book touched me and has quickly become my new favorite masterpiece.

Everyone should give this wonderful book a try, because whether you like it or not, it will change you for the better, like it has for me and many others.