The Fault in Our Stars

This book was an easy read, and funny, sad, and thoughtful. I liked the honesty of the characters

Despite the fact that the book is about teenagers with cancer, it reminded me of the time I spent with my mother when she was dying. Severe illness affects your view on the world and changes what you think is important and what is not. In some ways your world becomes smaller as day-to-day living becomes so hard for the patient but their impending death also emphasizes the good things about life.

Interesting that as I read this book I identified with Hazel despite the fact that I have children her age. It would probably have been painful to read the book if I had identified with the parents.