Need to Read: The Fault in Our Stars

Where do I even begin with John Green's The Fault in Our Stars? I think I need to make up a word to describe it.... hold on... it will come to me.

It's one of those books that is short, but it has so much dad-gum awesomeness packed in. Not like explosions or honey-badger kind of awesomeness but really reflective "what is life?" kind of awesomeness. Way better than explosions in my opinion.

The story focuses on the romance between two cleverly charming teenagers whose bodies are addled with both hormones and cancer.  This isn't one of those stories about kids versus cancer. It's about how we are all dying, some more visibly than others, and how we learn to live and love in the face of it.

Hazel's and Augustus' love story, I think, is one of the greatest. "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities." Their little fixed infinity is one of the best. Ugh... now I want to read it all over again. They are too old for their bodies, but all they want is a little time.

The Fault in Our Stars consists of classic themes like "why am I here?" "will I make a difference?"

"I believe that the universe wants to be noticed. I think that the universe is improbably biased toward consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary?"

Fantasmyragorical! There you go. I made up a word. It's not a very good one, but I'm not J.K. Rowling.

But seriroulsy, though. Read this book! John Green is a great guy and I'm happy that I got to see him transform into this big-time writer from his and his brother Hank's vlogs. I'll always be a Nerdfighter.