In the beginning, there was a book: An Imperial Affliction, of a certain Peter Van Houten, heir to the chocolate dynasty. Author of a unique book that refuses to write other or even communicate on his book. Retired in Amsterdam, alcoholic misanthrope, he looks around him sentasser mailbags that readers addressed to the editor. Because it's his favorite book, a book "especially rare and staff," Hazel will do discover Augustus in exchange for a zombie hunter book. The quAugustus passion in turn will be felt for the novel which will weld the nimporte more solidly than any other thing, including cancer.
Because this is all the strength of this book than to say things: the heroes are teenagers, they are sick or convicted for the most part do not léludent the contrary. With almost black humor, John GREEN sempare all situations, from the discussion group with lanimateur that tells for the umpteenth time his "cancer balls" to the "Vow" to sick children for granted that they realize their dearest wish. This is how quAugustus will use his experience to take Hazel writer of his heart and discover that books are often more beautiful than those who write them, the heroes win stay of paper.
Accelerated, the two teenagers will live their sentimental education, under the gaze of their parents, both reassured to see them behave in teens and terrified to feel the fly away. While subtle, John GREEN evokes the disease and its most concrete manifestations, the friend went blind, death finally, that will not come where we lattend
"The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves, that we are underlings. "But what underlings! Our otherwise Stars is a rare novel, a must read.
