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The Fault in Our Stars

John Green

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Two teenagers with cancer fall in love — and dare to want more than the universe is willing to give.

Character Archetypes
Representation
M/Fchronic illness MC
Content Warnings
death of loved onegrief

Description

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw, The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

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