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Plot
Hazel Grace Lancaster is a sixteen year old girl that is fighting thyroid cancer. She attends a cancer support group every week, and through this group she meets Augustus "Gus" Waters. Gus is an amputee in remission. The two become very close and almost inseparable. Gus uses his "wish" to take Hazel to Amsterdam to meet Peter van Houten, the author of her favorite book. He admits his love for Hazel on the plane, and she is too stunned to answer. While in Amsterdam they dine at a classy restaurant, courtesy of van Houten. When they meet van Houten they are appalled. The man was a cruel, alcoholic that locked himself away. His secretary had been communicating with the two teens and arranged their date at the restaurant. They leave van Houten and travel to the Anne Frank house. While there they kiss and are surprised to receive applause for their public display of affection. Later, Gus reveals to Hazel that he has cancer again and must go in for treatment. They return home, and soon after, Gus dies. Hazel and Isaac, his best friend, speak at his funeral. Afterward, Hazel discovers that Gus left a message behind for her. She tracks the message to van Houten and realizes its a eulogy for herself. She accepts Gus' words with an "I do."

Major Themes
The theme of The Fault in Our Stars is mortality and dealing with grief. Hazel constantly deals with the grief that comes with the thought of the pain her death will inflict. She also is burdened by grief when she loses Gus. Hazel pushes her loved ones away in attempt to protect them, but in reality she only makes it harder for herself. She constantly thinks of herself as a grenade. Mortality is also a repetitive theme in this story. The characters are constantly reminded that their lives are short and they must make the most of what they have. Aestas states that Hazel is "living each day the best she can." Bruni also states the the teens have "limited time."

Style
One of the major arguments concerning The Fault in Our Stars is the style of writing. Hill claims "Green's writing is too complex for teens as some suggest, but that at times the complexity of Green's voice overshadows the narrative." Others ,such as Diane Roback, argue it was "smart, witty, profoundly sad, and full of questions worth asking." Reynolds claims the book has "I vocabulary of smart and savvy teens."

Reception
Kids of all ages are constantly drawn to read, even though technology has become a major part of our lifestyle. Some claim technology has taken children away from books, but these devices can be used to read. Altavena states that technology "turns out to be an excelent way not just to watch movis but to read." Bruni claims that The Faults in Our Stars "blurred the boundary between children's and adults fare." Also, when it comes to reading, "Kids still thrill to it." However, John Green says that he is "not interested in publishing books for adults." The Fault in our Stars has continued to receive praise ever since it was released. John Green has won multiple awards for his many books. Grover Claims that The Fault in Our Stars "Winner of 2006 Michael L. Printz award for Looking for Alaska...John Green." According to Roback, "Time picked fault as its #1 fiction title of the year." It is stated in Kay's video that when we read books such as this "we weep, we laugh, we think about our own mortality, and we philosophize about life."