The book itself has captured many readers and.

Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort previously played brother and sister Divergent, the young adult sci-fi tale which came out in March (and also proved a hit). Summary: The Faults in Our Stars is a young adult fiction novel based on a 16 year old girl who has cancer. The essay then focuses on the historical side of Tomasi di Lampedusas novel, related to the period of Italian Risorgimento.

This is a book that breaks your heartnot by wearing it down, but by making it bigger until it bursts.

The Fault in Our Stars currently has an 82% rating on and an 8.6/10 rating on . The Fault in Our Stars is a love story, one of the most genuine and moving ones in recent American fiction, but it’s also an existential tragedy of tremendous intelligence and courage and sadness. Audience Reviews for The Fault in Our Stars A beautiful and mesmerizing movie, with fantastic performances, but super depressing and unpleasantly heartbreaking: not for sensitive.

“The Fault in Our Stars achieves that rare feat of eliciting as many cheers as tears,” said Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post. “It’s a fresh, lively love story, brimming with humour and heartbreak, and lifted to the heights by Shailene Woodley, a sublime actress with a résumé that pretty much proves she’s incapable of making a false move on camera,” said Peter Travers of Rolling Stone. In its opening weekend alone in the States, the $12 million flick hoovered up a massive $48 million at the box office – beating Tom Cruise’s acclaimed new blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow by almost $20 million.

Not only has the comedy-drama dazzled critics for its thoughtful yet funny take on a very difficult subject, but it’s also a bona fide smash hit. After a wave of cinematic turkeys attempting to cash in on the lucrative young adult genre (following the success of the Twilight and Hunger Games franchises), The Fault in Our Stars manages to score a rare victory.Īn adaptation of the wildly successful 2012 novel by John Green, Fault tells the story of two cancer-stricken teens – Hazel (Shailene Woodley) and Augustus (Ansel Elgort) who meet in a support group and fall in love.

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