“The Fault in Our Stars” may seem to be just like any other typical love story about fighting cancer, however John Green’s untraditional, clever writing leaves readers emotionally attached to the end.

John Green’s ironic statements throughout the novel, such as having the main character admit to being “pretty blind to other people’s feelings” when referring to his soon-to-be blind best friend, adds character to the book and intrigues its readers.

Sixteen-year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster, the main character, was diagnosed with Stage 4 Thyroid Cancer when she was thirteen. After her parents pulled her out of school, she became antisocial and depressed (the cancer, in the meantime slowly filling her lungs with fluid).

Hazel’s parents convinced her to join a support group where she met her future love, Augustus Waters. Augustus had Osteosarcoma, but was almost fully cured and only attended the support group to be there for his friend, Isaac, who will soon be going blind due to his cancer.

The novel continues as Hazel and Augustus’ relationship grows through the common interest of Hazel’s favorite book, “An Imperial Affliction”.

The cancer patients each receive a gift from “The Genies” (a fictional equivalent to the Make-a-Wish Foundation) and although Hazel used hers a few years back, Augustus uses his to take them on a trip to Amsterdam to meet Peter Van Houten, the author of “An Imperial Affliction”.

The meeting goes hardly as planned and there are several complications that arise on the trip, but Hazel and Augustus continue to grow closer.

Being the #1 New York Times Bestseller, it’s no wonder “The Fault in Our Stars” thrills its audience through every word.