Review(1) :The Fault in Our Stars

It's finally time for our first book review! Excited? Curious? Well, the first book we're going to share about is THE FAULT IN OUR STARS by John Green. THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (Reviewed by ThooCY) Have you ever wondered how you would live your life when you about to die and knows exactly when your expiration date is? Would you spiral into despair and lock the entire world out or would you embrace everything you have and once had and enjoy life to the fullest? Well, this is the thought that probably ran through the mind of the main character Hazel for thousands of times. Hazel, 16 has all sorts of cancer in her body and her lungs isn't working well, at first she was totally depressed and lost all hope in life but she soon decided to accept her life for what it is. She met a boy at the support unit, Augustus and they soon became more than just friends. They encourage each other and spend most of their time together with all the other cancer ill teenagers in that unit. Augustus has a rare bone cancer, OsteoSacroma but has recently had it all clear. Throughout most chapters, Hazel and Augustus was hand in hand going through a roller coaster of emotions filled with life challenges and good memories. Both of them love the same book by the same author and they dreamt to go see him in person one day. So Augustus surprises Hazel by telling her that he still has his wish (the "Wish" that they grant to dying children) from when he had cancer and lost his leg, and he'd happily use it to take her to Amsterdam to meet Peter Van Houten, reclusive author of An Imperial Affliction to find out the last chapter of the book! How sweet!! However when, they eventually met their idol, he was a total disappointment and they felt crushed and lied to. What's worse was the fact that Augustus finally confessed that his cancer has returned and even more serious than before! Through it all, Hazel was strong and stayed by Augutus side till the very end. At the very end, she learns that Augustus wrote her a eulogy that he sent to Van Houten. The book ends with her reading the eulogy, which states that he hopes that she's happy with the choices she made. Hazel says that yes, she is happy. >> To summarise, this touching and heart warming novel has made me realise that LIFE IS PRECIOUS, and it's up to us to decide what to make of all the struggles, challenges and laughter we have everyday. To smile at every obstacle that comes in our way and to keep loving life even when we know how sad the ending will be. I was deeply moved by this story and I'm sure that everyone who reads it will feel the same way.