The Fault in our Stars; Bests and Worsts

As I finished the book The Fault in our Stars by John Green, I wanted to make one more post about this book; the bests and the worsts. (Warning: if you haven't read the book but are planning to don't read this)

The 'bests' of this book for one is the setting. It is a modern setting, meaning it is not set into the future or 20 years in the past. I like this about this book because it gives reader's more to relate to, so they are not left wondering if something mentioned in the book is the same now as it was then, for example phones or cars. This then gives readers clear imagery. Another one of the best things about this book are the characters. They aren't perfect people who you read about and you wish you could be them; they themselves are normal people in everyday life and they even might be the people you never talk to either. This is because the two main characters have suffered both with cancer; the girl Hazel has thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs and Augustus, the boy, had  osteosarcoma in which he had to amputate his leg.  Both of these reasons, having setting be present time and the characters both having struggles in their lives, make The Fault in our Stars one of the best books for people to read because it has an open audience, so anyone can enjoy this book.

I loved this book, but I can think of some 'worsts'. One thing that I didn't like about this book is that one of the main characters, Augustus Waters, dies because cancer spreads throughout his body. This leaves Hazel feeling depressed all of the time. But that wasn't the ending. When Augustus dies, there are still a few chapters left in the book. So I thought," Hmm, something good must have to happened if there are that many pages left," but I was not satisfied. Another bad thing about this book is it didn't tell much of a background story about the characters, like when they were first diagnosed with cancer or childhood stories about them. Honestly, I think it would have been really cool for them to have been diagnosed with cancer at the same time because then they would have a really close connection to each other.

Overall I enjoyed reading this book and I highly suggest it for anyone who needs something to read next. And if you read it soon enough, you can catch the movie on June 6th this summer! And also, please leave recommendations of books I should read next.