Hazel Grace is the wittiest, most insightful, and most irreverent human being I have ever met in a book. But she's not your average sixteen-year-old girl. Hazel has Cancer, and Hazel herself opens the book with the fact that Cancer doesn't define you: "Hazel has never been anything but terminal." And he decides to live his life rarely leaving the house, spending a lot of time in bed, always reading the same book and dedicating much of his abundant free time to thinking about death. A real mind-blowing teenager. In her mom's attempt to encourage her to get out of the house and disconnect her from episodes of America's Next Top Model, she enrolls her in the Cancer Kid support group, where Hazel Grace meets an equally witty and wonderful human being named Augustus Waters. Augustus Waters is one of the reasons I have high expectations of kids. And I knew as soon as Hazel turned around after grabbing a cookie and pouring lemonade into a Dixie cup to find a guy staring at her, that this was her new love interest. Augustus has a rare form of bone cancer in his leg. Augustus was a charming character, confident and full of spirit, he was fascinating to me. And even though Augustus and Hazel seemed almost perfect for each other, there was one thing I found that separated them. Hazel was scared inside me, she is cautious and doesn't want to get attached to people because she thinks she will die. Augustus though 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 staring at her during the Cancer Kid support group session until he caught her undivided attention, a passionate staring contest that started their relationship. And after a conversation halfway through the paper......I really liked it. Augustus didn't let Cancer hold Hazel, and he never let Cancer hold him either. I don't think Hazel expected Augustus' death any more than I did, I think she always believed it would be hers, but Augustus helped her keep that factor in the back of her mind. Overall, "The Fault in Our Stars" taught me many valuable life lessons and I applaud John Green for making me feel more emotions than I have ever felt all at once. I think overall, the whole book taught me to be grateful for my health and to 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 to me. That life is an uphill battle, but even the worst things, like cancer for example, should never define you or stop you from being less than happy, thanks to Gus and Hazel Grace.