This book has all the elements that make almost every young adult novel successful: grief and love. Many readers might read this and say it's the mostThis book has all the elements that make almost every young adult novel successful: grief and love. Many readers might read this and say it's the most wonderful love story they've ever read, but that is exactly WHY I loved it so much: it's a different kind of love story. Jandy Nelson was able to portray the overwhelming love sisters share, one that binds them together even when they are physically apart. The very ending was my undoing, it made me want to rip the last pages out of my book and burn them, and try to pretend they didn't exist. Despite the downhill roller coaster this book took me on, the lesson learned was worth every heart ache. I won't say what it is though, because my words won't do the wisdom written between the lines any justice. ...more
I have controversial feelings towards this book. I absolutely loved it and how the book's climax also happened to be it's biggest irony. And I ADORED I have controversial feelings towards this book. I absolutely loved it and how the book's climax also happened to be it's biggest irony. And I ADORED Isaac, I found him way more realistic than Gus because NO teenage boy on this planet speaks the way Gus does unless he travelled in time from the 1700s. Now this is where my controversy comes in: it didn't stick with me. There are books that you read and you fall in love with and even when you have finished it, you keep thinking about it for weeks on end until another great book steals your thoughts away; and then there are books that you fall in love with, but only for the time being (you stop thinking about the characters as your trying to sleep, you stop connecting instances in your life to scenes in the book, and your passion simply fades away). Unfortunately The Fault in Our Stars belongs in the latter category. Did I love it? Yes. Did it affect me the way Mornings in Jenin, Revolution, and On the Jellicoe Road did? No. ...more
Before I can gather my thoughts and write a review, I should mention that in the last thirty pages, I somehow managed to rip five strands of my bangs Before I can gather my thoughts and write a review, I should mention that in the last thirty pages, I somehow managed to rip five strands of my bangs out after reading an extremely shocking scene...now when things like THAT happen, you know it's a great book. Update: Booklist's review states that this "exquisite melodrama will appeal to fans of epic historical fiction", and I couldn't agree more. This novel is genius. I was instantly pulled in within the first ten pages, and I probably gasped or yelled out "NOOO" more times than the main character's name was written in the book. In my first update I wrote that the female character showed no signs of being a nuisance yet.......and I am happy to say that she did not disappoint! Fiona is one of the strongest female characters I have read about: regardless of all the obstacles and tragedies thrown her way, she was still determined to not only achieve her dream, but make new ones and accomplish them too! She was inspiring to say the least. Another thing I really loved is that there was no character introduced simply to help Fiona get from point A to B. In many novels, the author introduces characters who play a big role in a crucial moment in the protagonists life, however the character is given no personality, and no other purpose. They are present for a couple chapters,then poof. They're gone. I HATE THAT, and I am glad that all my theories of Jack the Ripper and Nick being classified under those types of characters were WRONG. The one and only thing I despised about the novel is the love story between Fiona and Joe. I honestly couldn't wrap my head around it. I am a feminist, and I was appalled to read how Fiona, a hardworking, passionate, and steadfast young woman, was unable to go one day without mentioning how much she needs Joe. NO. NO. NO. If she was able to open a chain of grocery shops, become a tea merchant for an entire new brand of tea she created, then move on to be the wealthiest young woman in New York, then it is safe to say that she obviously doesn't need Joe. I felt like their entire relationship was built on lust, and that isn't exactly what I call romantic. Nick and Fiona had a better love story....and Nick's gay, so that says a lot about the lack of substance in Fiona and Joe's relationship. However, thanks to the epic plot of history, mystery, and family this fault can easily be overlooked. ...more
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