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The Fault in Our Stars
The Fault in Our Stars is narrated by 16-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when she was young but experienced success with a "miracle" drug at age 13 that has extended her life for an unknown length of time. The cancer has since spread to her lungs, causing them to fill up with fluid on a semi-regular basis and requiring her to use an oxygen tank to breathe properly. Hazel spends most of her time watching television and sleeping, and admits that her life has become stagnant; she has purposely removed herself from other people's lives so her death will not cause grief for those other than her parents. She also attends a cancer support group for kids who are fighting the disease, and it is there that she meets Augustus Waters. Augustus had osteosarcoma a year and a half previously, but has been healthy since having part of his right leg amputated.

After the support group meeting, Augustus and Hazel begin to talk and she recommends that he read her favorite book, An Imperial Affliction by Peter Van Houten.

The Hunger Games

 * Useful?

Speak (novel)

 * Origins section
 * Platinum edition

New Moon (novel)

 * Background section
 * Include cover and title explanations
 * Use this

Catching Fire (2009 novel)

 * Expand critical reception

Comparison with the book

 * Film is faithful to book
 * "Melissa Rosenberg's screenplay is dutifully subservient to the source material."
 * "Rarely have I seen a movie so entirely, earnestly, carefully beholden to the book on which it's based."
 * "This was made for the fans, and if you don't get it, then you don't get it. ...I had this theory that if you stay true to the book, you would win. You would not only win with the fans, but other people will get what the fans care about."
 * Visions of Edward
 * More Victoria, Different Ending
 * Dreamcatcher, Volturi Fight, Harry, Less Laurent
 * Emails to Alice (ref?)