THE FAULT IN

OUR STARS
Deividas Zujus
ABOUT THE BOOK
 Author: John Green
 Pages: 313
 The book is realistic fiction novel and it was
first published in the 10th of January, 2012
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
 John Green is a youth literature writer and popular blogger for
YouTube videos from the US.
 After graduating from college, John Green spent five months in a
children’s hospital where he was engaged in community service.
 He even wanted to become a clergyman, but working with children
with incurable diseases inspired him to write.
 . John Green later worked as an editor for The Booklist, where he
published more of his books such as ‘Paper towns‘ or ‘Looking for
Alaska‘
 Now, he is 43 years old, has a wife and two children
 MAIN
CHARACTERS
 Hazel Grace Lancaster. She is the novel’s
narrator and 16-year-old protagonist. Hazel was
diagnosed at age thirteen with a terminal form of
thyroid cancer that has since spread to her lungs.
 Augustus Waters. But in the book he was usually
called just Gus. He is sixteen-year-old with
osteosarcoma and he becomes Hazel's boyfriend
later
 OTHERS:
 Isaac. It’s important to mention that he became
completely blind due to cancer.
 Mrs. Lancaster and Mr. Lancaster
 Peter Van Houten. The infamous author of An
Imperial Affliction. Patrick. The leader and sole
adult at Support Group.
 Dr. Maria. Hazel’s primary cancer doctor.
 Augustus’s parents.
 Monica. Friend of Isaac.
 THE CONTENT
 During the support meeting, Hazel met Augustus, whose osteosarcoma caused him to lose his
leg. They bonded immediately and agreed to read each other's favorite novels. Hazel
recommended An Imperial Affliction, a novel written by Peter Van Houten about a
cancerstricken girl named Anna that parallels Hazel's own experience.
 Augustus revealed to Hazel that he had tracked down Van Houten's assistant, and through her,
had managed to start an e-mail correspondence with Van Houten. They wrote to Van Houten
with questions regarding the novel's ending and the fate of the family of Anna.
 Augustus surprised Hazel with tickets to Amsterdam to meet Van Houten. They finally met
Van Houten but they were shocked to find that he is a mean-spirited drunk. There Van Houten
told Hazel that she is addicted to the people she regrets..
 THE CONTENT
 After that, Augustus confessed that his health is not as good as Hazel had been led to believe.
All his body was made of cancer cells.
 Fearing his death, Augustus invited Isaac (his best friend) and Hazel to his pre-funeral, where
they gavee eulogies.
 An extremely sick Augustus died soon after. After this traumatic event, Van Houten shows up
at Augustus' funeral to apologize to Hazel. There he told Hazel that she reminds him of Anna
because Anna was based on his own daughter who died of cancer.
 He gave her a letter from Augustus. There he said that getting hurt in this world is inevitable,
but we do get to choose who we allow to hurt us, and that he is happy with his choice, and
hopes Hazel likes her choice too. The book closed with Hazel stating that she is okay
THE MAIN
IDEA OF THE
BOOK
 The most important thing is to come to
terms with the situation and not regret
your choices because we are happy when
we listen to our heart.
 It makes us realize that it isn't always
everything up to us and there are superior
forces that we cannot react to.
 “Some infinities are bigger than other
infinities.”
 MY RECOMMENDATION
 I would sincerely recommend this book to be read by every teenager as it
shows that there are far more properties than material things. Moreover, I
believe this book can teach a person how to behave even in the most painful
situation and thus help a teenager prepare for the adult world.