The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars. Brilliance Audio, 2011. CD.  978-1-4558-6974-9; 6 CDs; $24.99.

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Hazel and Augustus are the perfect couple, except they have terminal cancer.

Book Talk:

The title of this book is based on a Shakespeare quote from the play Julius Caesar: Cassius says, "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings."  In other words, we are not Gods, we are human, it is not fate that destroys us, but the human condition.  On the surface this seems to be another sappy, syrupy love story about two white, upper-middle-class, heterosexual teens who fall madly in love only to have their requisite tragic ending.  But Hazel and Augustus don't have your typical North American teen lifestyle, they have terminal cancer.  Anyone who's ever watched someone they love die from cancer knows the complicated feelings that come from wanting to see an end to their suffering and desperately needing to keep them around just a little bit longer.  Just so you can smell them and hear them laugh, and see their soul behind their eyes.  This book will also appeal to anyone who has ever loved someone and needed to let them go, for whatever reason.

Available in paperback, hardcover, e-book, audio CD, audio MP3 and it has also been made into a movie:

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Award:

2013 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production