Bastille Day!*

First off I would like to say that when I die, I hope a published author looks over a eulogy written for me. I would like to applaud John Green for pulling through and making this a fantastic ending. It's like everything that hasn't really been said about a person is said in one fantastic little letter. All the wrongs have been righted and all the sadness has turned to joy. This book makes you take a good, hard look at life and realize that life isn't that long and we must seize the moment and make the best out of each day. Green is a writer extraordinaire and knows how to capture a reader with just a few strategically placed phrases that make you pay attention to what is being read. "The Fault in our Stars" is not just a love story, it's a life story. It talks about the trials and tribulations of being a teenager living with cancer. It's a scary and tough world out there and it's hard enough surviving normally, but add a terminal disease and it can make it hell. Hazel is an extraordinary girl with an extraordinary story. Green exploits the roller coaster ride that is love and life in this novel exceptionally well, and again I applaud him.