The Fault in our stars

"OKAY"

If you don't feel emotions when you hear and see the word 'okay,' then I know you haven't read the book, 'The Fault in our stars.' And I highly encourage people to read it, because the mass hype that is going on about it and the movie- that is coming out in a few weeks- isn't overrated. 'The Fault in our stars' is rightly considered the most beautiful books of this generation. I would even say, the most beautiful book ever, but that's just my opinion there. 

I was initially going to wait until the movie came out to write about this, but I am just so excited about the film, and I love this book so much, that I couldn't wait any longer. And it also allows me to recommend reading the book before the movie comes out. I have a feeling that the movie is going to be excellent and it won't let the thousands of fans down, but if you haven't read this novel and don't really know the story and are planning to watch the movie, I think reading the book first will allow you to enjoy the full experience. Because that is what it is like reading this book for the first time: it is an experience that you want to live over again and again. 

I first read the book last year. And I have never cried so much over a book in my life! And if you have read other posts, you probably can gather that I do cry over books and movies quite a bit. This cartoon pretty much sums it up:

But it is worth it, because "beautiful" is the only way I can possibly describe this book and I feel like I can't praise it enough. If you were to look up the definition of 'beautiful' in the dictionary, underneath the caption, would be a picture of this book!

It is a one of a kind: John Green has created a masterpiece when he wrote this. The language is just so (ready for me to over-use the word) beautiful. It is a quote worthy book, and as I highlighted before, even just the use of "okay" has now become a word that brings tears to so many peoples eyes. 

My personal favourite quote would be: "what I slut time is. She screws everybody." Which isn't the most emotional quote of the book, as you can see, but I leave it up to you to read the book and discover all the beautiful words and phrases that the characters say. 

The characters are just... beautiful! Since the first time I read the book, every few months I feel I need to read it again, because I miss them all. There is a quote that John Green says about Augustus Waters, which I think sums up everything so 'beautifully':

There are 313 pages...

We don't meet Augustus until page 8...

He does not speak until page 11...

He leaves us on page 261...

That is 253 pages from when we met him until he leaves...

And within those 253 pages...

He is physically in 172 of them...

And that's all it took.

172 pages for us all to fall in love with Augustus Waters.

And none of us will be the same again...

Note: I used the word "beautiful" eight times in this post.