John Green knows what cancer is like, and he nails it from a teen perspective.

Some might compare this book to A Walk to Remember. Don't let that scare you. This is a better plot and better written. He takes the cheesiness factor away in the first few pages as we get to know Hazel.

I'm always impressed when a writer writes from the perspective of a different gender. He does this very well. Granted, his character is more of a tomboy (in some ways), but the female voice is great.

However, I am a soulless animal, because I did not cry at the end of this book. Because of my own experiences with cancer, I saw what was going to happen. "I lit up like a Christmas tree" sums it up. That's exactly what it's like.

And the chart Hazel makes in Amsterdam. You guys. I'm such a girl, I can't even. Or odd.

I'm looking forward to reading more by Green.

Pairings: As I lay dying,