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My opinion on - The Fault in our Stars by John Green

This is not a Book review per se, just the thoughts and opinions of another reader. Courtesy the much created hype over this book (and not to mention the movie), I decided to pick up John Green's The Fault in our Stars and gave it a read. I had no preconceptions about the book, and absolutely no idea about the story line, but having previously read Green's Looking for Alaska, I was familiar with his writing style. And, a few pages into the book, I gained interest and got a vivid idea of how the story would proceed. The novel is a romantic tale about Hazel Grace, a Sixteen year old, who was diagnosed with Thyroid cancer at the age of Thirteen, meeting a charming, attractive, fellow cancer survivor, Augustus Waters. Augustus - or Gus - has lost his leg due to his osteosarcoma (a form of bone cancer), but has been in remission for a while. The two of them meet at a Cancer Support Group, and instantly become friends, given their circumstances and common interest...