mandag den 22. maj 2017

The fault in our stars

17-year-old, Hazel Grace has been living with cancer for three years. Despite her condition, she has a vibrant mind, high intelligence, and an incredible empathy. Her cancer began as thyroid cancer but spread to her lungs, causing her to need to breathe oxygen, from a tank at all times throughout the day. Her mother wants her to attend a support group at a church; there, she meets a friend named Isaac and a romantic interest named Augustus. Augustus has been in remission after losing his leg years before he attends the support group, that’s why Hazel hesitates in starting a relationship with him, not wanting to hurt him if her illness takes another turn for the worse. She introduces Augustus to her favorite book, and he forms a plan in which they will travel to Amsterdam together, Augustus uses the "Wish" a foundation for children with cancer gave to him, they meet the reclusive and mysterious author and find out what happens after the book's end. They are able to take this trip, but when they arrive to meet the author he is drunk and surly. At the end of the trip, Augustus reveals to Hazel that his cancer has come back and is much worse than the previous time. They return home and Hazel stays by his side until his death. The author of the book Hazel introduced Augustus for, attends Augustus's funeral and tries to apologize to Hazel; she realizes that his book, which is about a young girl with cancer, was based on his daughter who died. Hazel deals with Augustus's death, comforting herself with the strength of her family and a letter about her that Augustus sent to the author before his death.

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