The Fault in Our Stars - Review, Quotes, Photos, and a Sneak Peek (from the upcoming film)

The thing is, I was very hesitant about the idea of reading John Green's hit novel and soon-to-be-blockbuster-film (no doubt!) "The Fault in Our Stars". Sure, I've been wanting to read it since I first saw it on a bookshop's shelf over a year ago, but when my college bookworm friends, Joan and Kai, said that they didn't like it much, I kind of took their word for it.

For some reason, though, I couldn't help but wonder about all the buzz it was - and still is - getting, especially now with the film coming out mid this year (starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort) , so I finally decided to grab a copy of it and read it.

While my friends didn't like John Green's writing style (writing as Hazel Grace Lancaster, in this case), I thought it was pretty effective in embodying this strong character who's young, sick, probably dying, and head-over-heels in love with the charismatic guy that Augustus Waters is. 

It wasn't the author's voice I was hearing as I read the book at all. It was, indeed, Hazel's. And I liked that sort of connection John was able to establish with us, his readers.

The Fault in Our Stars is just so believable and heart-breaking, that you get addicted to the pain that the book and the characters are giving you, until it's not so painful anymore, and that's when it becomes bliss. 

Bliss of reading a wonderful story. Bliss of feeling your own hot tears trickle down to your cheeks and stain the pages of the book. And, the bliss of taking a peek into the love story of two teenagers forced to accept their harsh realities. 

If I have to apologise to Joan and Kai for reading the The Fault in Our Stars, I wouldn't. I'm happy I read it and I'm not ashamed to admit that I did cry reading the book, that I fell in-love with Augustus Waters just as well as Hazel did, that I really liked John Green's writing style, and that the novel made me wish for a cure for cancer even more.

I was playing Daughter's "Amsterdam" again and again towards the end
of the book.

That would be a teardrop. Or a snot drop. I'm not so sure

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Now that I've read the book, I've never been more excited to see the movie adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars. And as though looking at stills from the film will pacify my excitement, I Googled/IMDb-ed some and I'd love to post them in here, just so I could look at them anytime I want. Feel free to view them as well :D

*Source: Internet Movie Database

UPDATE!!!
A 10-second TFIOS Sneak Peek!

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I also took the liberty of compiling some of my favourite quotes from the book in these pictures, inspired by the cover Rodrigo Corral created. How about you, what are your favourite quotes from The Fault in Our Stars? 

♥Andz