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The Fault in Our Stars
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My emotions and thoughts with this one are all over the place so let’s see what we can do….
The Fault in Our Stars is about Hazel Grace, a 16-year-old girl who has had some close brushes with death. She has thyroid cancer which has spread to her lungs. For now, the cancer is at bay with an experimental treatment. One day, she meets Augustus Waters in a support group, and the two strike up a friendship.
Along the way, Augustus and Hazel will try to find some answers from their favorite author. How will these two sort through their feelings for each other and to life’s deeper questions?
Personally, I really enjoyed the first half of the book, especially the witty banter between Hazel and Augustus.
However, the second half of the book is where things started to unravel.
This last year, I have had some very close brushes with death myself. In fact, I have died twice in the last year. My heart stopped.
At one point in the book, Hazel is lamenting, “….there is no glory in illness. There is no meaning to it. That is no honor in dying of.”
This really, really bothered me, because, in my experience, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
I am alive today because of an incredibly brave young woman named Amy Lee Fisher.
Amy Lee Fisher was a YouTube creator who suffered from various illnesses. She was the only other person that I knew who had all of the same illnesses that I had. In her last YouTube video, she talked about having a blood clot which went to her lungs.
She died shortly thereafter.
Six months later, I was at The Mayo Clinic. My heart was in such bad shape that I could not even ride a stationary bike for 60 seconds. The doctors tried to send me home to start to some heart rhythm medications. Because of Amy’s recent passing flashing through my mind, I said that I would rather not.
I was admitted to the hospital. After reiterating Amy's experience with blood clots, the doctors stabbed me in the stomach every couple of hours with blood thinners. The next day, my heart medication failed. A couple of days later, I had heart surgery.
Without Amy, I would have gone home and died.
When I was wheeled into my heart surgery, was I worried? No. Sometimes when you are sick, you die, and there is nothing that you can do about it. However, if I was going to die, I wanted my death to mean something. I wanted to help other people. I wanted the doctors to know that the next time around to go right instead of left.
Amy Lee Fisher shared her story, and it saved my life. There is great honor in that.
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Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
Dec Germinal
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The Fault in Our Stars is about Hazel Grace, a 16-year-old girl who has had some close brushes with death. She has thyroid cancer which has spread to her lungs. For now, the cancer is at bay with an experimental treatment. One day, she meets Augustus Waters in a support group, and the two strike up a friendship.
Along the way, Augustus and Hazel will try to find some answers from their favorite author. How will these two sort through their feelings for each other and to life’s deeper questions?
Personally, I really enjoyed the first half of the book, especially the witty banter between Hazel and Augustus.
However, the second half of the book is where things started to unravel.
This last year, I have had some very close brushes with death myself. In fact, I have died twice in the last year. My heart stopped.
At one point in the book, Hazel is lamenting, “….there is no glory in illness. There is no meaning to it. That is no honor in dying of.”
This really, really bothered me, because, in my experience, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
I am alive today because of an incredibly brave young woman named Amy Lee Fisher.
Amy Lee Fisher was a YouTube creator who suffered from various illnesses. She was the only other person that I knew who had all of the same illnesses that I had. In her last YouTube video, she talked about having a blood clot which went to her lungs.
She died shortly thereafter.
Six months later, I was at The Mayo Clinic. My heart was in such bad shape that I could not even ride a stationary bike for 60 seconds. The doctors tried to send me home to start to some heart rhythm medications. Because of Amy’s recent passing flashing through my mind, I said that I would rather not.
I was admitted to the hospital. After reiterating Amy's experience with blood clots, the doctors stabbed me in the stomach every couple of hours with blood thinners. The next day, my heart medication failed. A couple of days later, I had heart surgery.
Without Amy, I would have gone home and died.
When I was wheeled into my heart surgery, was I worried? No. Sometimes when you are sick, you die, and there is nothing that you can do about it. However, if I was going to die, I wanted my death to mean something. I wanted to help other people. I wanted the doctors to know that the next time around to go right instead of left.
Amy Lee Fisher shared her story, and it saved my life. There is great honor in that.
2025 Reading Schedule
Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
Dec Germinal
Connect With Me!
Blog Twitter BookTube Facebook Insta My Bookstore at Pango
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Oct 12, 2022 06:35AM
It's been so long since I read this book, I don't think I paid close attention to that particular statement you pointed out, but even if I did, growing up since then definitely makes me look at it in a different limelight. Also thank you for sharing your story too, I can't imagine how hard it must've been. Kudos to you and you are completely right that there is honor in sharing one's story.
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Thank you for sharing your story, Lisa. ❤️
Thanks, SK! Many people have helped me in my journey. One of the tests that restored my ability to walk actually came as a suggestion from Reddit.
Thanks, Jan! Hope you are enjoying your current read!
I stayed away from this book for the very reasons noted in your review Lisa. Your review tells me I was right. Your personal story is almost a spiritual experience. 🎶 Happy music to you.
Thanks, Morgan! The parents in this book were also too perfect. All parents aren't super loving and awesome in real life. It was really a missed opportunity.
Thanks, Teres! Hope you are enjoying your current read!
Fantastic review, Lisa! Thank you for sharing your personal story
I was stunned to read these further details of your life and death struggles. Everyone has a different journey. My mother died of mitral valve prolapse syndrome because she ignored the doctors' surgery recommendations. She was 40. I was 18.Thanks for sharing your inspirational story.
