Saturday, November 9, 2013

Blog 12 (Extra Credit)




HAVING HAD NO IDEA WHAT THIS NOVEL WAS ABOUT, I did not have any expectations when I began reading it (POW 6, past participial phrase not part of main verb).  After reading this book, I would recommend it to readers of any age.  The Fault in our Stars, A BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED NOVEL, takes the reader on an emotional journey (POW 1, appositive set off by commas).  Hazel and Augustus— TWO YOUNG CANCER PATIENTS— represent the ultimate love story. (POW 3, appositive set off by dashes).  John Green does an excellent job of capturing the balance between the frustrations of cancer and the bliss of young love.   Hazel, WITTY, STRONG, AND INQUISITIVE, is one of the most lovable characters I have ever encountered in any novel (POW 7, adjectives out-of-order). After all that she has gone through, the reader wonders:  HOW CAN ANYBODY SURVIVE THROUGH ALL OF THIS? (POW 9, rhetorical question).  Once the reader begins to understand her, Hazel is an extremely selfless character.  Initially, she would rather ignore her only chance at love THAN risk hurting Augustus when she dies (POW 11, use of than).  IGNORING THIS IDEA, Hazel allows herself to fall in love with Augustus and experience something she thought she never thought she would find: TRUE LOVE (POW 5, present participle phrase not part of main verb & POW 4, appositive set off by colon).  I think that readers of all ages will find Green’s novel to be captivating and engaging.  The narrator (HAZEL) is relatable, funny, and honest with the reader (POW 2, appositive set off by parenthesis). If you are looking for a novel that will inspire you, THEN The Fault in our Stars is an excellent choice (POW 10, use of then). Through the characters of Hazel, Augustus, and Isaac, Green depicts the true struggles of cancer patients and those that survive them—A TRULY EXCELLENT WORK OF FICTION (POW 8, dash to emphasize the last element of a sentence).