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The Fault in Our Stars To have a life is an opportunity; to live it happily is a choice. Who is not afraid to die? Who is not afraid to be forgotten? Who is not afraid to leave Earth empty-handed and unprepared? The book “The Fault in Our Stars” possesses a story of life and death. A story that would help us realize that a lot of things can be sacrificed in the name of love and infinite happiness. The book has a power to change the way people think and could alter the way we think of life and death and everything that’s in between. The humor was perfectly balanced and the metaphors were cleverly placed. The story never gets dull. Augustus and Hazel Grace seemed to be alive and had experienced those sad and happy events for real. They maintained to capture my attention at the end of the story as they did when I first turned a few pages. Hazel Grace is someone I dream to meet one day. Her jolly expression, her witty responds, her drive and her sensitivity makes her unique and lovable all throughout the story. She was characterized with great courage in facing her own cancer problem and engaging into a relationship with another cancer patient. I couldn’t seem to tear my eyes away from the book especially when Hazel Grace went to find the author of her favorite book and ask him what happens in the story. She expected a satisfying response from the author but it was not given to her thus all her efforts were put into waste. Isaac, Gus and Hazel’s friend, who at first was someone so naughty turned out to be really unbelievable. He was a typical guy who played video games and made jokes at his own illness, and became one of Hazel’s friends in the end. I felt sad in his story especially when he told Augustus during his eulogy this, “When the scientists of the future show up at my house with robot eyes and they tell me to try them on, I will tell the scientists to screw off, because I do not want to see a world without him (Augustus Waters).” Then here

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