No doubt in the end you will cry but you will also feel that you have discovered a little something about living. Rather than depressing, the book is filled with dark humour and is written with a beautiful simplicity that draws the reader in so deeply that it's not just the twist and turns but the gently bends and curves that you feel tugging at your emotions. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Green's most ambitious and heart-breaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.Īs the Daily Telegraph writes, ‘John Green brilliantly captures the voices of a young generation while instilling it with the wisdom of a life that has lived too much yet will never live enough. I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, then all at once.ĭespite the tumour-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis.īut when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel's story is about to be completely rewritten. At Gus's funeral, author Peter Van Houten (Willem Dafoe) and Hazel have a somber but important conversation.John Green's witty yet heart-breaking tour de force story of love and living for the present, The Fault in Our Stars is a multi-million, worldwide number one bestseller and the inspiration for a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. While some teen book adaptations can be corny or sentimental, this scene feels natural and moving. When the characters are home, Isaac (Nat Wolff) and Hazel speak at a kind of funeral for Gus, sharing what they love about him and the impact that he has had. While in Amsterdam, Gus lets Hazel know that his cancer has come back and that he will not make it. The end of The Fault In Our Stars reveals what seems to be clear from the beginning: one of the two main characters dies. RELATED: The Original Ending Of Pretty Woman Explained (And Why It Changed) What Happens At The End Of The Fault In Our Stars Ultimately, The Fault in Our Stars' ending has several layers, and there are a few questions that it answers beautifully. However, while the movie's tone is melancholy, its story could not end any other way, given how it changes the surviving main character. The conclusion may be easy to guess, as any ill-fated romance movie story about two terminally sick characters falling in love tends to result in one of them tragically passing away at the end.

The Fault in Our Stars may be a tearjerker, but it has hopeful moments as well, as the characters learn from each other and even take a memorable trip to Amsterdam. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning author John Greens most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green