TFIOS QUOTE

"There is only one thing in this world shittier than biting it from cancer when you're sixteen and that's having a kid who bites it from cancer."

Chapter 1.

This line perfectly illuminates the crappiness of many cancer patients' circumstances. Not only do kids like Hazel get angry about having cancer but they also cannot bear the thought of how their cancer affects their family and loved ones. 

Although Hazel gets easily annoyed by her overprotective parents, her main concern isn't dying but what will be the outcome of her parents after she dies.  This is why she is very distant with them in the beginning. She believes not being close with them will help ease their pain when she dies. Hazel considers herself a grenade waiting to explode and is constantly trying to avoiding hurting others. By staying mostly to herself and not building a relationship with her parents, she believes she's doing what's best as she feels as though she is minimising the collateral damages she will cause after her death. What she doesn't realise is that what she's trying to overcome is impossible. She can't stop herself from hurting everyone. In my opinion, Hazel should not build a wall between herself and anyone who is willing to care for her and spend time with her before she passes away. I'm sure she will be happier than how she feels now. 

TFIOS QUOTE

"You're a hard person to comfort," Augustus said.

"Easy comfort isn't comforting," I said. "You were a rare and fragile flower once. You remember." 

Chapter 10.

 FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS!

Normally easy comforting isn't what people want although we think we do. We believe that a few nice words from someone else can make us feel better. However I do not believe this is true. Are these comforting words really a consolation for the grief, pain, anger or anxiety that we feel after experiencing something? I believe people still are affected but they try to ignore it and move on after hearing a few words to help brighten the situation. 

Hazel Grace, you are my hero. I could not have said it better myself. This "easy comforting" is basically a deceptive outward appearance. It is fake. No one after an event feels fully better no matter how much comforting they receive. 

TFIOS QUOTE

Chapter 1
Page 20.

I loved this quote.

Augustus Water associates this metaphor of the unlit cigarette with his life as a cancer patient. Like the cigarette, he doesn't give his cancer the ability to take control of his life and health. He is determined to leave a mark on the world before he dies and as a result, he tries his best to not let cancer get in the way of doing so. Throughout the book, not once has Augustus ever complained about his cancer or amputee or acted as though it was ruining his life. Instead, he just continued to enjoy the life he had on this earth with the people he loved.

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

After months of recommendations to read this book, I finally gave in to the "hype" and decided to give it a try.

This book was simple; simply beautiful, simply devastating.

The story is about a sixteen year old cancer patient named Hazel who attends a support group. At this support group she subsequently meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old guy named Augustus Waters, an ex-basketball player, amputee and a cancer-survivor.

What I thought was beautiful about this novel for young adults was that it wasn't the typical love story of a boy and a girl who fall in love and lived happily ever after. It gave us insight to what some cancer patients go through everyday and what could possibly be their look on life.

Through these two lovebirds we see despite what fate plans for us in the future, we shouldn't live worrying all the time but basically live like it's your last day. You.Only.Live.Once (ugh, hate that motto but it was a perfect opportunity to use it. bleh.)

For the next few posts, I will be taking quotes from the book and writing my interpretation of it.

New Beginnings.

"I am a reader, not a writer." 

I'm also an over-thinker. (Just putting that out there if you ever come across a post I do which you may think is overly detailed and thought out precisely)

My sole purpose of this blog is to write my thoughts which may seem senseless to most people. I have a tendency to over-think and view ideas and notions differently from others. 

I am inclined to think faster than I write, which may confuse readers; But do note that it will not confuse me which is my sole purpose for my blog. To cater to myself. Yes I am very possessive. 

However, I will not cease others from reading my blog and if you would like to share your thoughts with me, feel free to do so. I will gladly take any comments I receive and take the time to read and reply as often as my time allows me to do so. 

I am not the world's best writer. Heck, I'm not even a good writer. Consequently, my blog will not be as profound and clearly written like many blogs. However, I hope to give myself and readers something to make up for that: an insightful analysis on whatever comes my way and fascinates me.