“You realize that trying to keep your distance from me will not lessen my affection for you. All efforts to save me from you will fail.” I’ve been holding off reading The Fault in Our Stars because EVERYONE has told me it’s incredible and I figured when I picked it up, one of two things would happen. Either it wouldn’t live up to the hype and I’d be bummed, or it would be as good as I’ve heard and I’d sob through the whole thing. But […]
that book everyone has read and reviewed
I read the Fault in Our Stars in an afternoon, not because its a short book (though it’s not long by any means) but because it isn’t an easy book to put down. At this point I don’t think there is anyone out there unaware of the plot- Hazel is a smart, cancer ridden 16-year-old who meets Gus, a gorgeous, charismatic boy who is in remission, at a support group. This has probably been my favorite book I’ve read all year, which admittedly was a […]
CBR6 Love: An Internet Overview of John Green Edition
By my count, I’m the sixth person to review this book for CBR (this year), but this review is going to be different than the others, in scope, length, and amount of links. First, a few confessions: I finished this book two weeks ago, and writing a review has proven especially difficult because I keep getting sidetracked by Other John Green Stuff. The internet in general and youtube in particular is awash with John and his brother Hank Green, and almost all of it is […]
I Caved In – And It Was Worth It
Still on vacation, a friend mentioned this book and I was reminded that I wanted to read it. I’d heard about it a lot (although wasn’t clear on what it was exactly about), and much like the Hunger Games trilogy, I figure if I’m going to end up seeing the movie, maybe I should read the book. I started it at 10AM, and with the exceptions of stopping for lunch and a trip to the pioneer cemetery, I read non-stop until 6PM, when I finished […]
Faultless
It is not often that you find a perfect book. I didn’t find this one, I was told to read it by a dear friend (popcultureboy) and am very glad I did. My Sister-in-Law died young and brutally fast from a brain tumour in February 2013 and after that I was directed by well meaning souls to all sorts of ‘cancer’ books. So at first I was a bit wary because in this book “despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few […]
CB VI #2: The Fault in Our Stars
I kind of wish I could sue John Green for emotional damages because this book fucking broke me. I’m talking, full-on, Clair-Danes-worthy-ugly-crying-alone-in-bed broke me. Ugh. I mean, in a good way. But still. I haven’t fully recovered from this book. Hands-down, Hazel’s dad is one of my favorite dads in literature. I love my father, I have the best dad in the history of ever, but if you offered to let me swap for Hazel’s dad, I’d have to stop and consider it. There’s a […]