I am now at page 105 of this book. So far, I feel the story to be a little dull. Not much is happening. Currently, Hazel is trying to get to Amsterdam in order to meet the author of her favorite book as ask him questions that have been boggling her mind for so long. With her friend Augustus Waters, they are trying to use his "wish", which is anything the child with cancer wants will be granted to them from the cancer group, to send both of them to Amsterdam. The relationship between Augustus and Hazel deepens as they become closer. Hazel starts acting like a typical teenage girl talking about boy problems with her friend. She also begins looking him up and finding information about his life years before, an example being finding his ex-girlfriend who died of brain cancer. She begins to rethink about the actions she is taking and how they are affecting the people around her. Hazel compares herself to a grenade, that will explode and hurt others. She talks about just sitting in her room and reading so she doesn't get involved with others. I believe a really important line is, "I'm a grenade... I just want to stay awar from people and read books and think and be with you guys (parents) because there's nothing I can do about hurting you; you're too invested, so just please let me do that, okay? I'm not depressed. I don't need to get out more. An i can't be a regular teenager, because I'm a grenade." This line develops the story because Hazel realizes all the trouble she has caused her parents and her friends. This changed her perspective and I predict in the near future, will change her mind about very important decisions.
I've read An Abundance of Katherines, another book by John Green. I like your post--the book seems interesting... Cancer is always a delicate topic.
ReplyDeleteFrom looking at your posts I can see thart this book is supposed to be endearing. Yet, when I see how you react it seems as though the reader becomes depressed. Perhaps this is due to a weak theme developed by the author?
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