Book Search

Book Search

Ending an AMAZING book and looking for another book to read is in my opinion one of the hardest things to do. I have such high standards for the book I am trying to look for. Why cant every author write like John Green? The problem with finding a book to read is there is an endless amount of choices to choose from and I do not even know where to start. Well, yeah that is a problem. I am sick of reading love stories because the plot tends to repeat itself every time. Not that I am contradicting my views on The Fault In Our Stars. Even though that love story somehow John Green made it stand out from all the others. Anyways back to my book search. I often find myself scrolling through good reads reading the reviews on book and adding them to my want to read section but never doing anything else with them. After completing the top hit The Fault In our Stars I might take a different direction and branch out a little. Change is always good…. Right? Time to keep looking for a new book check next week to see what my final decision will be. 

The Theme In Fault In Our Stars

Theme

Having past experiences really help me appreciate a huge message throughout this book. A few years back my house was struck by lightning and caught on fire. You can only imagine the amount of stress that was added onto mine and my family's lives for the months that followed. But family and friends were constantly there helping the process and making it 1000 times easier. Over the years our relationships with each other were drastically strengthened. A different story Hazel and Augustus the two main characters of the book The Fault In Our Stars had but the same overall point was reached which was love overcomes hardships. They experienced hardships after hardships throughout there relationship together but none of them were big enough to ruin their feelings for each other it only drew them closer together. 

"You gave me forever within the numbered days and I’m grateful." 

This quote shows the love they shared for each other. Even though cancer dominated there life they were grateful for the positive times. In the end the positives for sure outweighed the negatives. If it was not for the hard times they went through they would never have met at the support group and they would not have been sharing their lives with each other. Another theme I recognized is positivity can get you a long way. Back to my story about my house positivity really got us through the situation. Never once did we say anything negative or look at the situation negatively because what good was that going to do? Absolutely no good. In the book The Fault in Our Stars Augustus and Hazel were always positive and supporting each other which is a big reason why there relationship worked out and they shared the same love for each other. 

"I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up my friend."

 If this quote does not show positivity i am not sure what does. So many things were happening yet he still kept his head up and looked on the good side of things. Many other themes were present throughout this book but those were the two that stood out to me the most. 

Cincinnati news for 1/6/2013

Cincinnati News"Winter storm warning canceled"

I was on the Internet reading about the weather for today. It has been a long and very enjoyable two week break and is going to be very hard to adjust back into school. Who would want to go to school after two weeks of relaxing at home? Well mostly relaxing besides the stress of the holidays which in my opinion people make too much of a big deal about. The holidays is a time to be with your friends and families. Personally a real and true friendship with someone means more to me than a present they spent a lot of money on. Now that break was over school was soon too begining again. Everyone was hoping for a snow day on our first day back. I checked the news and my heart sank and my hopes were crushed because the winter storm warning was no longer there, it was cancelled. Is this a joke? Well my hopes weren't totally crushed good news came along with the bad. It read that it would be the coldest it has been in a very long time.

The article said, "the region could see some of the coldest temperatures it has had in two decades."

Two decades is a long time if you really think about it. I thought it was going to be interesting how the people walking in from the pool lot would deal with the temperature drop and how all that would turn out. Lucky me my sister had a senior spot so the cold was not an issue.From what I read the weather is going from warm to very cold in  a short amount of time. Yes, I realize we will most likely not have a "snow" day but maybe a cold day? Who even knows anymore with this weather.

The Fault in Our Stars (Questions, predictions, and comments)

The Fault in Our Stars

I am reading the book the fault in our stars by john green. I am 1/4 of the way into the book and have some questions, predictions, and also some comments on what is currently happening in the book and what will happen later on in the book. This book can make your mood go from happy to sad and sad to happy within seconds. Not that this is a good prediction (in the sense that I do not want this to happen) but I think one of the main characters is going to pass away which will be a big turning point in the story. Another prediction I have is something will happen to Hazel and Augustus relationship between eachother. I love how this book can be sad and happy and is always grabbing my attention. 

A quote from the story is, "maybe "ok" will be our "always."

 

This shows me the feelings hazel and Augustus have for each other and how in love they are but I predict soon something will happen affecting their relationship. The book leads me to that prediction and also you cannot write a book without a little conflict, right? Lastly this book contains many different setting and tones, which is a big plus to keeping peoples attention.