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*2.75 (I rounded it up for the first time ever)
I didn’t hate this book, I just didn’t love it as much as everyone else did. (Granted I’m 7 years late but ya know, whatever)
We follow Hazel-Grace Lancaster a girl with terminal lung cancer. Her doctors diagnosis is depression and she has to go to a cancer therapy group. Through so, she meets the brooding and hot Augusta Waters who previously had cancer in his leg, and they instantly hit off. The whole book centers around their friendship and romance.
Like I said, I didn’t hate this book. I liked the characters (enough), the plot was interesting, the story was fun, and the new words I learned were interesting, but I just didn’t LOVE it.
• The characters are TO quirky. This is my first John Green book, and I’ve heard his characters are written in a quirky, sarcastic, ‘not like other girls/boys’ way, which is fine. But while I enjoyed the characters, sometimes their personalities could be TO much. Or to quirky. This is a personal preference and nothing wrong with the book, but it put off my enjoyment at times. Really Hazel-Grace. “Why are eggs specifically a breakfast food?” Why? Why? Why?
• John Greens writing style. I wasn’t totally vibing with it. Again this is another PERSONAL preference but I couldn’t seem to love it like everyone else had or does. Sometimes the way he wrote his dialogue annoyed me and I really wanted to skip over these parts, or the places he told us what happened but didn’t SHOW us. And again, his quirky writing style. Wasn’t a huge fan.
• And then John Green tries to make fun of the ‘cancer cliches’ in this novel yet he comes out (or writes) the exact same thing! Like what? I’m so confused?
Otherwise I can’t really think of anything else to complain about, but maybe it was the fact I watched the movie before reading the book. I saw the movie when I was 12 or 13 (so a few years back) and I really enjoyed it. I cried watching the movie, and maybe knowing the plot put me off from the rest of the book.
The story itself is heartbreaking, but I couldn’t find myself crying in the book. Maybe (don’t scream at me) I just liked the movie better than the book? And I guess that’s ok but it’s never really happened before? Oh well, you can’t always win, when reading.
I didn’t hate this book, I just didn’t love it as much as everyone else did. (Granted I’m 7 years late but ya know, whatever)
We follow Hazel-Grace Lancaster a girl with terminal lung cancer. Her doctors diagnosis is depression and she has to go to a cancer therapy group. Through so, she meets the brooding and hot Augusta Waters who previously had cancer in his leg, and they instantly hit off. The whole book centers around their friendship and romance.
Like I said, I didn’t hate this book. I liked the characters (enough), the plot was interesting, the story was fun, and the new words I learned were interesting, but I just didn’t LOVE it.
• The characters are TO quirky. This is my first John Green book, and I’ve heard his characters are written in a quirky, sarcastic, ‘not like other girls/boys’ way, which is fine. But while I enjoyed the characters, sometimes their personalities could be TO much. Or to quirky. This is a personal preference and nothing wrong with the book, but it put off my enjoyment at times. Really Hazel-Grace. “Why are eggs specifically a breakfast food?” Why? Why? Why?
• John Greens writing style. I wasn’t totally vibing with it. Again this is another PERSONAL preference but I couldn’t seem to love it like everyone else had or does. Sometimes the way he wrote his dialogue annoyed me and I really wanted to skip over these parts, or the places he told us what happened but didn’t SHOW us. And again, his quirky writing style. Wasn’t a huge fan.
• And then John Green tries to make fun of the ‘cancer cliches’ in this novel yet he comes out (or writes) the exact same thing! Like what? I’m so confused?
Otherwise I can’t really think of anything else to complain about, but maybe it was the fact I watched the movie before reading the book. I saw the movie when I was 12 or 13 (so a few years back) and I really enjoyed it. I cried watching the movie, and maybe knowing the plot put me off from the rest of the book.
The story itself is heartbreaking, but I couldn’t find myself crying in the book. Maybe (don’t scream at me) I just liked the movie better than the book? And I guess that’s ok but it’s never really happened before? Oh well, you can’t always win, when reading.
1.5 stars DNF
I’m gonna DNF this book. I’m not even gonna do a whole review on it, because I just didn’t like it at all. I couldn’t even get to the 50 page mark which is saying something, considering I push through books.
Idk I’ve just been in a slumpy reading mood and everything I pick up I want to put down.
I need to finish Crooked Kingdom and The Diviner’s before the end of the month, and hopefully Sadie too depending on how much time I have.
But what was wrong with this one for me, was that I just couldn’t get into it. I love reading supernatural/paranormal fiction books. Their fun and interesting, and I think my favorite supernatural/paranormal creatures to read about are witches.
You don’t see them expressed a lot in the genre, and when I do see them I’m very interested. But I just didn’t like this book. Their was nothing wrong with it, I just couldn’t get into it.
- Another shit review from Abi
- Not really, it’s just me complaining about my ever growing problems
- I PUT THE QUEEN OF NOTHING ON HOLD AT MY LIBRARY, AND I ACTUALLY STARTED CRYING BECAUSE IT CAME IN TODAY AND IM GOING TO GO GET IT TOMORROW AND IM SO EXCITED! ARE JUDE AND CARDAN ENDING UP TOGETHER! I READ TWO BOOKS FOR THIS SHIP AND IF THEY DON’T END UP TOGETHER IM GOING TO CHOKE HOLLY BLACK!
- K I’m calming down now
I’m gonna DNF this book. I’m not even gonna do a whole review on it, because I just didn’t like it at all. I couldn’t even get to the 50 page mark which is saying something, considering I push through books.
Idk I’ve just been in a slumpy reading mood and everything I pick up I want to put down.
I need to finish Crooked Kingdom and The Diviner’s before the end of the month, and hopefully Sadie too depending on how much time I have.
But what was wrong with this one for me, was that I just couldn’t get into it. I love reading supernatural/paranormal fiction books. Their fun and interesting, and I think my favorite supernatural/paranormal creatures to read about are witches.
You don’t see them expressed a lot in the genre, and when I do see them I’m very interested. But I just didn’t like this book. Their was nothing wrong with it, I just couldn’t get into it.
- Another shit review from Abi
- Not really, it’s just me complaining about my ever growing problems
- I PUT THE QUEEN OF NOTHING ON HOLD AT MY LIBRARY, AND I ACTUALLY STARTED CRYING BECAUSE IT CAME IN TODAY AND IM GOING TO GO GET IT TOMORROW AND IM SO EXCITED! ARE JUDE AND CARDAN ENDING UP TOGETHER! I READ TWO BOOKS FOR THIS SHIP AND IF THEY DON’T END UP TOGETHER IM GOING TO CHOKE HOLLY BLACK!
- K I’m calming down now
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