“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices. I hope she likes hers.” - The Fault in Our Stars.
Finally, from cover to cover.
I read the entire climax in maths class today because I couldn't bring myself to stop reading. For a full hour, I was fighting back tears. I read every single sentence, afraid that I might miss something. I don't know how to write book reviews, but all I can say is "John Green has an extraordinary mind and he writes with class and style."
I can't say that the ending was totally unexpected, ignoring the fact that I know who dies in the end way before I got even halfway through the story. And well, the most important aspect isn't who dies. It's the story itself. Gus and Hazel had a really really selfless, pure affair. And no love story can beat theirs. It's romance in tragedy. But somehow, my mind tends to focus more on the parts where there were unicorns and stardust.
And it's not just about the romance too.
The way he designs the dialogues amaze me. Conversation between them, the way they talk about cancer like its no big deal, the way he narrated through Hazel. Hazel read through everything, she had a mind that never stops interpreting and analyzing. This is John Green.
I really should be sleeping right now. Long day tomorrow, although it starts at 9am.
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