Movie and Book Review: The Fault In Our Stars!!!

The Fault In Our Stars is the sixth novel by John Green, published in 2012. It is widely known worldwide because of its great plot, tossed with different twists and morals that every teenager and teenager-at-heart can related very much to. The book tells the amazing story of a sixteen-year old cancer patient, Hazel Grace Lancaster, who is attending a support group of cancer patients. There she meets seventeen-year old Augustus Waters, who is attending the group that day. She fell in love with Augustus because of his cunning and witty personality.

Mr. Green stated that he found the inspiration for The Fault In Our Stars when he worked at a children's hospital as a chaplain or somebody who is a minister or priest attending to an institution. He thought that the children in the hospital were like the other kids playing out in the world. That they are no difference to others even if they are sick. They still are living their lives to the fullest, just like other kids live theirs.


The book became #1 best seller in New York Times and received a high amount of positive reviews from critics. This is because of the well thought  plot and witty use of words that stick to the readers and change their perspective of life. Critics state that this elegantly-written book may be John Green's best work. Jodi Picoult said that Green's novel was "an electric portrait of young people who learn to live life with one foot in the grave."

On January 2012, Fox 2000, a division of the 2Oth Century Fox, gave interest in adapting the novel into a feature film. Filming locations include Indianapolis, Pittsburgh doubling as Indiana, and Amsterdam in Denmark.

The film is directed by Josh Boone and stars Shailene Woodley playing Hazel, Ansel Elgort as Augustus or Gus, and Nat Wolff as Isaac. It was released on June 6, 2014 in the US (and June 5 for the Philippines).
 Here's a catch: John Green was filmed a cameo appearance but it was cut                            from the film. The footage will appear in the deleted                                      scenes.

So, what do I think about The Fault In Our Stars? I personally think that it would be one of those books that will make me, without restrains, to read and read it again and again because of its clever plot and amazing morals and quotes that I know I will learn to use in my own life. I think most of us think about it the same way. It is not just a novel, and as Mr. Green says so himself "It's not just a tearjerker..." but a book that made us feel happy, sad, enlightened, hopeful, inspired, and connected all of us as human beings.

Mr. John Green quoted that "Some people don't understand the promises they're making when they make them; Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promises anyway."

That's all for today guys! :)) Keep yourselves safe, okay?

Why do I even have this frickin phobia??

I don't think this is called Aquaphobia because I like drinking and playing with water myself. But based on my research (Google :D ), it is actually Hydrophobia or Aquaphobia itself. WHAT?!? I'm only afraid of the depth of it, not water itself...but I have to accept it. Ever since I was a kid, I never liked the thought of deep water and falling into it (though I watch Finding Nemo and Titanic :D ).

I'm thinking that there are a lot of people on the same page as me on this. But I know what we are afraid of. It's not the water, but the Fear of the Unknown, like what's down there? or are there any sea monsters in that water?

We always wonder about myths and legends like Loch Ness or Kraken, and read news about shipwrecks and plane crashes at the Bermuda Triangle. We have our mindset like this on the ocean. We only don't know if those stories are true.

What I would like to say is that each and every one of us have fears. We must learn to accept it, not reject it. Go swimming with a friend or a relative if that will make you feel better. I assure you that only under the sea are spongebob and his friends eating krabby patties hahaha...(or is it really just them?)

"I really think that being yourself, being original, being outside the box is starting to be appealing to people." - Miranda Lambert

In one of the few sources I've read, starting a blog sounds easy but now that I'm writing my first blog post only I realized, that creating one is as challenging as understanding Calculus. You must put a lot, and I mean a LOT of effort, hard work, and passion into it. Well, those few starting sentences were challenging enough. But now that I have started on something, my fingers cannot simply stop typing. Why is that? Maybe it's that you have established a starting foundation and just work your way up. That's how life works, doesn't it? The beauty is that you never get to stop working your way up. It is limitless. You can talk or post about anything and interact with the world around you. You never have to worry that somebody will think that you are stupid because there will always be that somebody. You've got a life ahead of you and being yourself, being original, being outside the box will get you to be appealing to other people, as Miranda Lambert stated. Thank You and Good Day!! :)) (woah, that was hard hahaha)