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Post by Admin on Feb 26, 2014 11:11:11 GMT -6
I finally finished reading it. Once it's ruined for me, it's a slow read, but I did it.
Aside from the ending spoiler on tumblr, I enjoyed the book.
But, and it really hurts me to say this, I didn't LOVE it like I thought I would. It was beautiful, and beyond worthy of a place on my bookshelf. But somehow I didn't love it. Maybe it was the beginning, which felt terribly rocky to me, or how it felt like the most climactic moment happened when you found out that yes Augustus was going to die. I understand the necessity of every moment after, and have to remark on the beauty of having the main character obsessed with a book that doesn't seem to properly end and left her wondering about the other characters while Augustus died and the book continued to show the after-lives of everyone else. But yet it felt almost dragging at the end. There was a small perk when we thought maybe Augustus had written something for Hazel and while it was beautiful I still felt like there was something to be desired.
Either way, I really did enjoy this book, and I'm going to read Looking for Alaska when I get the chance. ^^
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Post by j00ntree on Feb 28, 2014 23:58:09 GMT -6
the like but not love thing is my sentiment exactly. while i liked the book -- read it all in one sitting yeh -- i didn't find it as lovable as it was lauded to be. maybe my expectations were too high, maybe i'm just difficult, maybe i'm trying to be the one that says something like "YEAH I READ THE THING THAT MADE ITS READERS CRY AND I DIDN'T CRY. /jerk smirk" but it didn't quite hit the right places for me.
the beginning was rocky for me as well. augustus kind of rubbed me the wrong way and i holed myself into thinking he was pretentious until (around) the midpoint of the story. i did however, find him charming by the end, and what he left behind for hazel tugged at my heartstrings.
i hear looking for alaska is great!
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Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2014 7:50:03 GMT -6
I felt the exact same way to all of that. I think the biggest problem for me was that it was held on such a high pedestal that I thought it was going to be this work of art, when really it was just a nice book.
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Post by minigen on Mar 1, 2014 15:38:36 GMT -6
i actually love the Fault in our stars I read it and I didnt know that it was popular and so it wasnt placed on any scale for me I was able to just read it and see. well I loved Augustus from the start and I like how the whole time I thought Hazel was going to die, then you find out Augustus is going to die, and i thought that was an interesting twist that He died instead. I was able to relate myself to alot of Augustus thoughts like the whole oblivion thing and just i really liked it
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Post by eris on Mar 1, 2014 15:51:01 GMT -6
I LOVED TFIOS hehehe.
I read it when it was still newish/hadn't had a chance to well up with remarks and reviews and things so I didn't really have a scale either. I think it WILL come off as disappointing to people if they go in thinking it's going to be the bEST book they've ever read, because it IS put on that sort of pedestal and level and it will make you criticize everything and say 'well that wasn't as good as I expected...good, but not the best'
It's not going to be the best book ever written, some people aren't going to like it or find it as amazing as others.
I personally ADORED it. The beginning was slow for me but as I got into it I could NOT put it down and I almost cried in the school library lmao
I really liked the ending because it was the last thing I expected (it also made me really mad bc my hopeless romantic heart was crushed)
I ADORE everything by John Green. I love his way of writing and his word choice and his characters and everything. His work is always super super super for me and literally I could call all of his books my favorite. I had read all of his other books before reading TFIOS and I wasn't disappointed at all. He's one of my favorite writers.
(p.s read Paper Towns too! It was my first John Green book!!!)
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Post by j00ntree on Mar 1, 2014 22:03:07 GMT -6
ah yes paper towns was my firs j. green book too. c:
and it's not a bad book by any means! i admit i totally did go in thinking "man if this ain't a fabtabulous book i'm gonna-" and was a bit (unjustly) disappointed when i didn't feel the rainbows sprouting from my head and the sparkles in my eyes and the magic swirling in the soles of my feet, but it was by no means a bad book. the characters are easy to relate to, the writing flows well, and it makes you think quite a bit.
i like john green's word choice and way of writing, too! but that being i kind of want to see a more diverse cast of characters in his future novels, heheh.
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Post by Admin on Mar 1, 2014 22:07:42 GMT -6
Absolutely. The book was very good. I even requested it(and now own it) for my birthday. I definitely notice a difference here though. You guys read it pre-hype, and we read it post-hype. I don't think I've ever seen anyone 100% enjoy something post-hype. xD
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Post by j00ntree on Mar 1, 2014 22:17:55 GMT -6
oh goshes that's true.
but it can become so difficult to avoid mass hype sometimes and i just ugh
>:U
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Post by shelby on Apr 4, 2014 17:48:39 GMT -6
I honestly loved it, but it was ruined for me because I knew the ending before reading it. But I still had to read it, you know? I did really enjoy it and couldn't put it down.
I liked Looking For Alaska more than TFIOS though : )
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Post by prouvaire on Apr 5, 2014 6:20:48 GMT -6
I actually think my favorite john green is will grayson, will grayson although it was technically a collab with another author. Idk it was just really unconventional and i loved it
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Post by eris on Apr 6, 2014 0:44:31 GMT -6
I'm always partial to Paper Towns because as I said it was my first book, but my god I ADORE Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
David Levithan is an amazing author, I love him and John and they did awesomely on the book ughdshjkdfg <3
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Post by prouvaire on Apr 6, 2014 18:08:09 GMT -6
I want them to do another collab aaaaaaahh
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