tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post2800775178720224482..comments2023-10-31T04:33:30.335-06:00Comments on The Life of Bon: Bon's Book Club: The Fault in our Starsbonbonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-81914439983043710582014-05-07T12:47:36.866-06:002014-05-07T12:47:36.866-06:00I have to say, I didn't enjoy the book at all,...I have to say, I didn't enjoy the book at all, but each to their own I suppose. I thought it was a cheap tear-jerker without any real substance (my blog isn't too kind about it) to be honest, but the population at large seems to love it! (Your stuff on Gatsby is great by the way.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-55577004726379459342013-06-09T21:10:51.658-06:002013-06-09T21:10:51.658-06:00So I didn't read the book at the same time as ...So I didn't read the book at the same time as you but I got it recently because I knew it was on the list and I needed a book for vacation. I ended up finishing it in one day and was left without a book the rest of our cruise haha I absolutely loved this book! Like could not put it down. I balled hysterically through the end. You had said that you were wondering about the book title. I have the "special" edition of the book and in the back of it there is a whole Q&A with John Green that was pretty amazing to read. It just helped piece even more things from the book together that I overlooked because I was enjoying it too much. Kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15112913323518875916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-7895743597075262172013-04-02T14:22:12.959-06:002013-04-02T14:22:12.959-06:00I really liked the book. It's been awhile sinc...I really liked the book. It's been awhile since a book had me eager to learn more about the characters. I also loved the relationship between Hazel and her parents. It seemed very real to me. Too many times young adult novels portray the parental relationship as if the parents are complete idiots. I loved how Hazel's mom let her know that she and her father would be all right and how she gave Augustus his space to tell Hazel how he was sick. <br />Nildahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08795395267518950600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-10760415089604346192013-03-31T18:18:52.961-06:002013-03-31T18:18:52.961-06:00those two are the only ones i've read by him s...those two are the only ones i've read by him so far. i'll definitely read some more of his books. i didn't like paper towns because i hated the main character, margo. she was a stupid, selfish brat. there have been three books in the past year i didn't like (that everyone else seems to love) and that was one of them along with beautiful creatures and thirteen reasons why.<br /><br />http://growninsouthernground.wordpress.com/2012/08/20/book-review-paper-towns-by-john-green/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-4227040978123242912013-03-31T15:33:46.697-06:002013-03-31T15:33:46.697-06:00Why did you hate papertowns? I am so interested t...Why did you hate papertowns? I am so interested to know because I know my sister in law is doing that book in her book club later this year. Have you read anything else by Green?bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-26815934217729195122013-03-31T15:33:04.431-06:002013-03-31T15:33:04.431-06:00HA! I loved that you refused to finish the book. ...HA! I loved that you refused to finish the book. I could see myself doing that, but for some reason I was ago with Gus dying. It somehow made Hazel's situation more fair to me?... Yah, I know. It makes no sense.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-33006856364131996752013-03-31T15:32:25.627-06:002013-03-31T15:32:25.627-06:00"Dawson's Creek put to print." HA! ..."Dawson's Creek put to print." HA! I am so impressed that you read the whole book in a day. I used to often do that, but nowdays it seems like I never can read a book that fast.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-2212676943927868692013-03-31T15:31:20.119-06:002013-03-31T15:31:20.119-06:00Dal! Thanks for commenting! I'm so glad to h...Dal! Thanks for commenting! I'm so glad to have you reading along and participating! I agree with everything you said but I don't know if I would read it again and again because at times I felt like it was a little slow. Am I the only one?!?bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-17864220633262702592013-03-31T15:30:18.170-06:002013-03-31T15:30:18.170-06:00Ha! Glad you will still be in the book club after...Ha! Glad you will still be in the book club after "Gone Girl". It definitely wasn't my favorite either. Interesting perspective that you have about the sex scene. I didn't think about it in that way, but I can definitely see where teenagers would feel like an excerpt like that gives them license to do the same thing. I think the book would have been just as powerful and their love just as meaningful without the sex.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-72379455400046760412013-03-31T15:28:25.456-06:002013-03-31T15:28:25.456-06:00Thank you so much for this comment. It's so g...Thank you so much for this comment. It's so great to hear how it was to read from a nurse's perspective. I'm sure you view books like this much differently than the rest of us.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-76387719001928070152013-03-31T15:27:47.149-06:002013-03-31T15:27:47.149-06:00I agree- I loved the metaphors and the references ...I agree- I loved the metaphors and the references to literature, poetry, etc. I guess as I deal with teenagers on a day to day basis it was just hard for me to imagine ANY of them speaking like this. I guess that's what made the characters unique, though.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-88748198648117086142013-03-31T15:26:34.294-06:002013-03-31T15:26:34.294-06:00oh wow! I might have to consider that! Is Bloom ...oh wow! I might have to consider that! Is Bloom a good read? I guess i hesitate to read it because I feel like I could read all of it on her blog.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-23036900378014439682013-03-31T15:25:59.383-06:002013-03-31T15:25:59.383-06:00How interesting that it is your 16 year old daught...How interesting that it is your 16 year old daughter's favorite book! None of my students are reading it. I will have to start encouraging them to!bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-9520757794956757602013-03-31T15:25:06.023-06:002013-03-31T15:25:06.023-06:00Love your interpretation of the title of the book....Love your interpretation of the title of the book. That makes perfect sense to me.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-55261733284740607592013-03-31T15:24:33.761-06:002013-03-31T15:24:33.761-06:00"in control of his words." I Love that ..."in control of his words." I Love that phrase and totally agree with it as it pertains to John Green. What other book would you recommend reading of his? I've heard Papertowns wasn't too good but my bestie LOVED Looking for Alaska. Do you agree?bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-45828897832242305972013-03-31T15:22:05.787-06:002013-03-31T15:22:05.787-06:00I'm surprised you've had students recommen...I'm surprised you've had students recommend this book. I don't know if we live in the dark ages over here or what, but I didn't have any students recommending it to me- I don't think they've even heard of it! And yes, I could see how it could be similar to A Walk to Remember...bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-35617950155503037772013-03-31T15:19:23.675-06:002013-03-31T15:19:23.675-06:00So glad you liked it! I thought about it ending m...So glad you liked it! I thought about it ending midsentence like An Imperial Affliction but I thought that would be too predictable. The Gus being the one who dies first, though, really threw me off.bonbonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13580532603443802313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-92119764027240239342013-03-31T07:01:12.452-06:002013-03-31T07:01:12.452-06:00I loved this book. It struck me in a way that is h...I loved this book. It struck me in a way that is hard to do. The title to means (to me) that the stars aligned just right to bring Gus and Hazel together but the fault is that they were sick and their romance together was too short.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01505933901890526013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-46474154888059090512013-03-30T19:06:48.915-06:002013-03-30T19:06:48.915-06:00loved it. i was skeptical before i read it because...loved it. i was skeptical before i read it because i've read one other book by john green and hated it (paper towns). but this one was so good!<br /><br />http://ilikebigbooksblog.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/book-review-the-fault-in-our-stars-by-john-green/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-27088156259000897612013-03-29T20:19:05.114-06:002013-03-29T20:19:05.114-06:00I read this over the summer, so the details are a ...I read this over the summer, so the details are a bit fuzzy. As soon as I realized Gus was the one who would die, I was angry. I was very unhappy with the author. I actually closed the book and refused to read for a while. Then my need to read the rest of the story took over and I finished it. I definitely cried ugly tears. Cheerful Homemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18063336645711094029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-18894396562547103702013-03-29T19:49:00.941-06:002013-03-29T19:49:00.941-06:00Thanks for giving me the push I needed to read thi...Thanks for giving me the push I needed to read this book! I downloaded it last night and finished it today and I.loved.it. <br /><br />The only thing I didn't like was the way that Augustus & Hazel spoke to each other sometimes...all in metaphors and just overall a little too grandiose to me. Like, Dawson's Creek put to print. <br /><br />I definitely agree that a requirement of YA fiction is that a there is a "too-good-to-be-true" boy that falls for an "ordinary" girl. So at first I was rolling my eyes at the love story, but I also appreciated how JG took the time to elaborate ... and then to add in in another part that it wasn't "just puppy love" (from one of the parents I think. I disagree with another comment that that sex was unnecessary ... I think the way it was written was perfect. That was also around the time I started thinking Augustus was sick again! UGH!! <br /><br />I think this is a book to read as a young adult but would probably be different if you read it years later or, specifically, after experiencing death or intense grief. Having lost my share of people in my life I often wonder when I read books like this if my grief is amplified by my own experiences (it must be!) ...the world is not a gift-granting factory ...UGHHH all i kept thinking is how UNFAIR life is, which is not the first time I've had that thought and it certainly will not be the last. <br /><br />Also, one more point - regarding "encouragements".... i loved the broccoli/chocolate comparison!<br /><br />Ok, I think this sufficiently long. I couldn't put my finger on the title either. Romeo & Juliet - star-crossed? Gus's letter to Van Houten -- words are stars that can't form constellations? ...all over the place!<br /><br />& I never thought the book would end mid-sentence...never even occurred to me, and if it had I would've gone crazy! LOL!kim @ a positive peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171667997144392220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-16865962009861350502013-03-29T11:40:35.056-06:002013-03-29T11:40:35.056-06:00I realize I'm a day late...but, I did LOVE thi...I realize I'm a day late...but, I did LOVE this book. My book club has chosen some real lame books lately, so this was a breath of fresh air. For me it was refreshing to read intelligent banter between Gus and Hazel. It reaffirmed to me that teenagers (some teenagers) are smart. :) Green does a really great job of developing his characters and helping the reader connect with them. <br /><br />I'm not a crier and this book did not move me to tears, but I can assure you I did feel emotions ranging from happiness to sadness. I found myself chuckling with Hazel's retorts to her mom and Gus always calling her Hazel Grace. <br /><br />I gave this book four out of five stars. I would recommend it to anyone and I would read it again and again. <br /><br />Dallinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12842240551945768603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-15966292637285067852013-03-29T09:23:22.411-06:002013-03-29T09:23:22.411-06:00Another great quote is when Van Houten says "...Another great quote is when Van Houten says "Grief doesn't change you, it reveals you." That one really resonated with me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153290372302353015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-37902703946053562722013-03-28T22:44:02.595-06:002013-03-28T22:44:02.595-06:00Loved it! Review at:
http://mcubedblogger.blogspo...Loved it! Review at:<br /><br />http://mcubedblogger.blogspot.com/2013/03/review-fault-in-our-stars.html<br />Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01762417800783359790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22472965.post-55822448356335790282013-03-28T17:43:12.432-06:002013-03-28T17:43:12.432-06:00This is one of the best books I have read in a whi...This is one of the best books I have read in a while. It was also the only book that has made me cry in a looooong while. I loved it. Gus and Hazel were beautiful characters and the way Green wrote captured the emotion of the whole thing. Incredible. Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13882912256863472455noreply@blogger.com