i just finished reading the infamous novel by john green 'the fault in our stars.' all i can say is..t'was rueful. the book was about gus waters and hazel's love story amidst having cancer.
the two met at this cancer support group which aims to help kids dealing with the illness. hazel happened to be attending the group on a regular basis while gus just recently joined in. gus told hazel that he was a cancer survivor but his leg was amputated as a result of his battle. hazel and gus fell in love to make the long story short. the two travelled to amsterdam to meet the writer of the book hazel fell in love with and was too squeamish to know what concludes the book. van houten was a total disappointment but in the long run hazel learned the reason for his pessimism.
the sad thing was, gus eventually died because his cancer went from bad to worst leaving hazel grieving.
during gus' wake hazel learned that van houten's daughter died thus explains his bitterness. the writer attended gus' funeral. hazel eventually forgave the van houten and moved on. hazel found a letter written by gus to van houten. he wrote that hazel is a hero.
the end.
to be honest, i didn't really like it because maybe am just not a fan of books with tragic endings. but, other than that it was a nice read as it opens your mind to a whole lot of things about life and living.
the book made me think how precious life is and some people are just lucky to be alive while some are yearning to live longer but they can't.
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