Hazel Grace is the most witty, insightful, and irreverent human I have ever encountered in a book. But she's not a normal sixteen year old girl. Hazel has cancer, and Hazel herself opens the book about how cancer doesn't define you, "Hazel was never anything other than Terminal." And she decides to live her life rarely leaving the house, spending a lot of time in bed, reading the same book over and over, and devoting much of her abundant free time to thinking about death. A real wide-eyed teenager. In her mother's attempt to encourage her to leave the house and away from Americas Next Top Model episodes, she enrolls her in the Cancer Kid support group, where Hazel Grace meets an equally witty and beautiful human named Augustus Waters. Augustus Waters is one of the reasons I have high expectations of the boys. And I knew as soon as Hazel turned around after grabbing a cookie and pouring lemonade into a Dixie cup to find a boy staring at her, that this was her new love interest. Augustus suffers from a rare form of bone cancer in his leg. Auguste was a charming, confident and witty character, he fascinated me. And even though Augustus and Hazel seemed almost perfect for each other, I found one thing that separated them. Hazel was scared deep down, she's cautious and she doesn't want to get attached to people because she thinks she's going to die. Augustus however, is a kid who wants to make things happen, he wastes no time when he notices the beautiful Hazel Grace, I mean, he didn't stop looking at her during the Cancer Kid support group session until 'until he surprises her without sharing. watch out, a steamy staring contest that started their relationship. And after a conversation in the middle of paper......I loved it. Augustus didn't let Cancer hold Hazel back, and he never let him either. I don't think Hazel expected Augustus to die any more than I did, I think she always believed it would be her, but Augustus helped her push that factor to the back of her mind. has taught me many valuable life lessons, and I applaud John Green for making me feel the most emotions I've ever felt in one go. I think overall this whole book taught me to be grateful for my health and not be afraid to accept the fact that I am alive and healthy and that when I am held back by horrible things , I should never let them happen. In my opinion. This life is an uphill battle, but even the worst things, like cancer, should never define you or keep you from being less than happy, thanks to Gus and Hazel Grace..