Review The Fault In Our Stars

Egar Ananto Putro

Fachri Aldi Pramudya
Fahira Diva Kirani
Muhammad Fikrie Prabowo
Nadzifa Azhar Muslim
 The Fault In Our Stars
John Green is possibly the most renowned author of Young Adult Fiction currently
operating. His most well known book so far is probably this one, The Fault In Our Stars. The
basis of the story is that a girl named Hazel who has cancer meets a boy named Augustus
who she falls in love with. The two of them try to deal with cancer, love, and books. It's your
average boy meets girl, girl has cancer, boy and girl talk about how a fictional book ends
book. The whole story is beautifully written and is just breathtaking. The metatextual
elements with references to the fictional book which the two are both a fan of (An Imperial
Affliction) have a very Third Policeman–esque vibe to it, which, as a great fan of The Third
Policeman was very enjoyable. I thought the plot was wonderful, the characters were
absolutely believable and you do completely fall in love with them. Hazel and Augustus are
fantastically drawn and the voice of them both is very funny and very well done. It is not a
sick lit novel, despite having many of the trappings associated with the genre, it is a story
about two people in love, one of whom has cancer. It also has a certain philosophical bent in
which it discusses the meaning of life and death.
Of course, I cannot talk about The Fault In Our Stars without mentioning the
brilliant film adaptation. Despite what the Guardian film critic might say
(apologies Guardian, but you are for once wrong about this. Stick to politics
and children's books next time and stay away from films) it is equally as
brilliant as the book and, in my opinion, enhances the novel which very few
films do. For me, the novel and book are now as one, each dependent on
the other. Augustus will always be Ansel Elgort and Peter Van Houten will
always be that guy who I thought was John Hurt but wasn't and then
realised was in The Life Aquatic. Or Willem Dafoe for short. I would
recommend that everyone reads this book. It is beautiful, enthralling, funny
and just fantastic. It shows how a short life can still be an infinity, even if it is
a lesser one. It enthralls, entertains and educates and offers a jumping off
point for young people to explore and discuss important philosophical
issues. And yes, I did get something in my eye at the end. But it was totally
dust. Totally.
Orientation : Background information of the text.
 Orientation
John Green is possibly the most renowned
author of Young Adult Fiction currently
operating. His most well known book so far is
probably this one, The Fault In Our Stars. The
basis of the story is that a girl named Hazel who
has cancer meets a boy named Augustus who
she falls in love with. The two of them try to deal
with cancer, love, and books.
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judgement, opinion, or recommendation. It
can consist ot more than one.
 Evaluation
Of course, I cannot talk about The Fault In Our Stars
without mentioning the brilliant film adaptation. Despite
what the Guardian film critic might say (apologies Guardian,
but you are for once wrong about this. Stick to politics and
children's books next time and stay away from films) it is
equally as brilliant as the book and, in my opinion, enhances
the novel which very few films do. For me, the novel and
book are now as one, each dependent on the other. Augustus
will always be Ansel Elgort and Peter Van Houten will always
be that guy who I thought was John Hurt but wasn't and then
realised was in The Life Aquatic. Or Willem Dafoe for short.
Interpretative Recount : Summary of an art
works including character and plot.
 Interpretative
It's your average boy meets girl, girl has cancer, boy and girl talk
about how a fictional book ends book. The whole story is beautifully
written and is just breathtaking. The metatextual elements with
references to the fictional book which the two are both a fan of (An
Imperial Affliction) have a very Third Policeman–esque vibe to it,
which, as a great fan of The Third Policeman was very enjoyable. I
thought the plot was wonderful, the characters were absolutely
believable and you do completely fall in love with them. Hazel and
Augustus are fantastically drawn and the voice of them both is very
funny and very well done. It is not a sick lit novel, despite having many
of the trappings associated with the genre, it is a story about two
people in love, one of whom has cancer. It also has a certain
philosophical bent in which it discusses the meaning of life and death.
Evaluative Summation : The last opinion
consisting the appraisal or the punch line of the
art works being criticized.
 Evaluative
I would recommend that everyone reads this
book. It is beautiful, enthralling, funny and just
fantastic. It shows how a short life can still be an
infinity, even if it is a lesser one. It enthralls,
entertains and educates and offers a jumping off
point for young people to explore and discuss
important philosophical issues.
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