
Young Adult Fiction
YA Romance
Contemporary Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Illness Narrative
Social Issues Fiction
The Fault in Our Stars
John Green
A young-adult romance about Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters, exploring illness, love, grief, humor, and the meaning of a finite life.
Context MD launching on 18 June
Published
January 10, 2012
Publisher
Dutton Books / Penguin Young Readers
Pages
352
ISBN-13
9780142424179
What this book opens
The Fault in Our Stars follows Hazel Grace Lancaster, a teenager living with terminal cancer, and Augustus Waters, a cancer survivor she meets at a support group.
The novel blends romance, humor, tragedy, literary obsession, and philosophical questions about whether a short life can still contain a meaningful infinity.
About the author
About The Author
Related reading
The Fault in Our Stars Book — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars
Official book page with description, reviews, and adaptation details.The Fault in Our Stars FAQ — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq
Green’s own explanations of characters, metaphors, and setting.Inspiration for the Book — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/Inspiration%2Bfor%2Bthe%2BBook
Early drafts and inspiration for the novel.Why I Wrote What I Wrote — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/Why%2BI%2BWrote%2BWhat%2BI%2BWrote
Green on cancer, suffering, and writing sick teenagers without sentimentality.Hazel — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/Hazel
Background on Hazel’s personality, family, and fears.Gus — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/Gus
Background on Augustus, heroism, and performance.Symbols / Metaphors — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/Symbols%2FMetaphors
Water, cigarettes, blue imagery, and other symbols.Settings — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/Settings
Indianapolis, Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, and canals.The Ending — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/The%2BEnding
Green explains Hazel’s ending and finite infinity.An Imperial Affliction — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/An%2BImperial%2BAffliction
The fictional book inside the book and Peter Van Houten.Allusions / References — https://www.johngreenbooks.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-faq/category/Allusions%2FReferences
Literary allusions behind the novel.The Fault in Our Stars — https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Fault-in-Our-Stars
Overview of plot, themes, reception, and film adaptation.How John Green Wrote a Cancer Book but Not a Bullshit Cancer Book — https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/02/how-john-green-wrote-a-cancer-book-but-not-a-bullshit-cancer-book/273441/
Interview on writing illness without dehumanizing sick teens.The Topic of Cancer — https://time.com/archive/6641072/the-topic-of-cancer/
Review on why the book avoids false sentiment.The Teen Whisperer — https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/06/09/the-teen-whisperer
Profile of Green, fandom, YA seriousness, and online community.The Fault in Our Stars — https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/the-fault-in-our-stars
Review focused on tragedy, humor, Hazel, and Augustus.The Fault in Our Stars by John Green - review — https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/aug/05/review-john-green-the-fault-in-our-stars
Reader-facing review on the book’s philosophical impact.The Fault in Our Stars movie: will it meet your expectations? — https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/jun/06/the-fault-in-our-stars-movie-expecations-john-green
Adaptation expectations and fan concerns.The Fault In Our Stars: Q&A with screenwriters Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber — https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/the-fault-in-our-stars-q-a-with-screenwriters-scott-neustadter-michael-h-weber-b39eaa5787a3
How the novel was translated to screenplay.The Fault in Our Stars Almost Had 2 Alternate Endings — https://www.teenvogue.com/story/the-fault-in-our-stars-alternate-ending
Green’s discarded endings and final creative choice.
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