16-year-old hyper-intelligent Hazel Grace Lancaster had been a cancer survivor since the age of 13. Because the nature of her Stage 4 Thyroid cancer, meaning her lungs suck at being lungs, she has to carry around a portable oxygen tank to breathe properly. Her teenage years has been down the hill, involuntarily attends a cancer patients' support group at her mother’s direction for her depression. Who met a boy named Augustus, later on falling in love with and eventually changed her life.

“‘I fear oblivion,’ Augustine said without a moment of pause” (Green 12). The fear of oblivion he had started to decline and his idea of it changes, it matters the most when the people the closest remember you, not strangers.

Viewing the experiences from a Hazel Grace's perspective is very emotional, from beginning to end. Right away, you could feel the connections between the characters' background. I personally connected with Augustine’s fear of oblivion. I enjoyed the touches of philosophy and psychology throughout the story: Maslow's hierarchy of needs and the meaning of life and death. The love between Augustine and Hazel were realistic and will turn you into a crying machine. The aftermath of death and how you would move on are explained nicely.

Hazel said, “‘Some infinities are bigger than other infinities...I cannot tell you how grateful I am for our little infinity. You gave me forever within the numbered days, and I’m grateful’” (Green 260). The sentiment is lovely, and it shows the maturity of  Hazel's concept of life. Hazel viewed death as a blessing for others around her because she thinks herself as a grenade but thanks to Augustine. She now values her days of being alive.

The Fault in Our Stars is a charming, funny and relatable book. The experiences of a cancer survivor maturing as Augustine enter her life. The reality of how a short life can still be infinite and not fear the inevitable. As many John Green books, I highly recommend this book and believe that The Fault in Our Stars will become a classic to teenagers throughout time.