The fault in our starts in an heart felt story which follows the story of Hazel Lancaster, a sixteen year old girl suffering from thyroid cancer who also has a large colony of cells growing in her lungs which means she cannot breath without an oxygen tank.
At the start of this book, Hazel, likes to spend time at home in bed watching television. Her mom believes Hazel is depressed so she encourages Hazel to attend a teenage cancer support group. Hazel does not disagree that she is depressed but is happy to live the life she is as she feels as though there is no point. However she decides to join the support group as she feels as though it's worst for her parents having a child with cancer than having cancer her self.
Hazel doesn't think much of the support group but she soon makes friends with Issac, a boy who was about undergo surgery to have his eye taken out to cure him of cancer of the eyes, leaving him completely blind. A few weeks forward, Issac, brings along his friend Augustus Waters, who Hazel is instantly drawn too but is apprehensive at first as she sees her self as a grenade.
Augustus is, as well drawn to Hazel and then invites her to watch a film at his house. Here the two finds a common interest in reading and literature and then swap book titles. One book in particular the two connects with is a book called the Imperial Affliction, a book about a young girl with cancer. The book ends with an unfinished sentence and the pair are determined to find out what happens next. This leads onto a trip in Ansterdamn where they meet with the author of the book, Peter Van Houten. The meeting with Peter did not work out the way they intended to be but it didn't stop them enjoying their trip where they then built a relationship together. However when they return back home to Indianapolis, the story takes a heart breaking turn.
Over all I really enjoyed reading this book as it really makes you think about life and how you choose to live it. As well as this I really enjoyed the witty creativity of this book and the metaphoric phrases. I especially love the point that was made to Maslow's Hierarchy of needs as it really makes you think how much people can underestimate the possibilities in life and the amazing things could achieve.
Throughout this book I both laughed and cried and I really feel as though it is a story that you could keep close to your heart for the rest of your life. Furthermore I would recommend this book to anyone as I feel as though it is something that any human being will be touched by this.
Over all a definite 5 stars.
