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steel03 · 16th Jan 2012, 08:06 PM

I know there's at least one other nerdfighter here because I saw TFiOS in the Last Book You Read thread, but it's such an incredible novel that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU HERE SHOULD READ that I thought it deserved its own thread.

And also I get the sense that there are probably nerdfighters here, or at least a lot of potential nerdfighters.

But The Fault in Our Stars.... Seriously.... Five hours after finishing it, I'm still completely overcome by The Fault in Our Stars. What a delicate, funny, and incomprehensibly beautiful story John Green has written here. I don't know when I've been more emotionally invested in a book since Harry Potter. Wow.
There's also some content in the book that I felt like I could really connect to as a gay person (even though all the characters are straight). Like the feeling of being "other" and having a fundamental difference that sets you apart, for better or for worse.

Nazo · 16th Jan 2012, 08:12 PM

I saw some posts about The Fault In Our Stars here so I started reading Looking For Alaska.
Almost done with it after a couple hours.
It will be a while before I can get to TFiOS, but I am looking forward to it.

steel03 · 16th Jan 2012, 08:47 PM

Good for you! I read all his other books about a year ago. They're so great! You should check out his YouTube page if you aren't already subscribed.

Porphyrogenitus · 16th Jan 2012, 11:33 PM

Yeah, I got it this morning and read it straight through. It's odd that I've been a nerdfighter for 2 or 3 years, but had never read one of John's books before. And it was astonishingly good, especially since I rarely like to read anything in that general sort of style, or the same general sort of themes. Let alone YA fiction. But I really enjoyed it, and did get kinda emotionally invested.

My only problem is that my copy wasn't Hanklerfished :P

Kanen · 17th Jan 2012, 02:27 PM

It was fantastic. Like many, I read it cover to cover in one sitting, then cried the rest of the night. By far his best book - he surpassed Paper Towns, which I didn't think he could do. It is just... <3333333333

Seriously, read it everyone.

16th Jan 2012, 08:06 PM	#1
steel03 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: mission accomplished Location: Iowa Age: 20 Posts: 480 Join Date: Jan 2011	The Fault in Our Stars /dftba I know there's at least one other nerdfighter here because I saw TFiOS in the Last Book You Read thread, but it's such an incredible novel that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU HERE SHOULD READ that I thought it deserved its own thread. And also I get the sense that there are probably nerdfighters here, or at least a lot of potential nerdfighters. But The Fault in Our Stars.... Seriously.... Five hours after finishing it, I'm still completely overcome by The Fault in Our Stars. What a delicate, funny, and incomprehensibly beautiful story John Green has written here. I don't know when I've been more emotionally invested in a book since Harry Potter. Wow. There's also some content in the book that I felt like I could really connect to as a gay person (even though all the characters are straight). Like the feeling of being "other" and having a fundamental difference that sets you apart, for better or for worse. __________________ And on the third day, God created the Remington bolt-action rifle, so that Man could fight the dinosaurs. And the homosexuals.

16th Jan 2012, 08:12 PM	#2
Nazo Janis Ian's Lesbian Crush Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Facebook, not hiding at college Location: Michigan Age: 19 Posts: 2,071 Join Date: Dec 2010	Re: The Fault in Our Stars /dftba I saw some posts about The Fault In Our Stars here so I started reading Looking For Alaska. Almost done with it after a couple hours. It will be a while before I can get to TFiOS, but I am looking forward to it. __________________ are you feeling like a prisoner are you living life the way you want giving time to ones you love are you giving time to who you are

16th Jan 2012, 08:47 PM	#3
steel03 EC Addict Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: mission accomplished Location: Iowa Age: 20 Posts: 480 Join Date: Jan 2011	Re: The Fault in Our Stars /dftba Good for you! I read all his other books about a year ago. They're so great! You should check out his YouTube page if you aren't already subscribed. __________________ And on the third day, God created the Remington bolt-action rifle, so that Man could fight the dinosaurs. And the homosexuals.

16th Jan 2012, 11:33 PM	#4
Porphyrogenitus Kalos Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: If you think of a spectrum... yellow/green Location: Brisbane, QLD Age: 21 Posts: 290 Join Date: Jun 2009	Re: The Fault in Our Stars /dftba Yeah, I got it this morning and read it straight through. It's odd that I've been a nerdfighter for 2 or 3 years, but had never read one of John's books before. And it was astonishingly good, especially since I rarely like to read anything in that general sort of style, or the same general sort of themes. Let alone YA fiction. But I really enjoyed it, and did get kinda emotionally invested. My only problem is that my copy wasn't Hanklerfished :P __________________ "I'm sick of these conventional marriages. One man and one woman was good enough for your grandmother, but who wants to marry your grandmother? Nobody, not even your grandfather." - Groucho Marx

17th Jan 2012, 02:27 PM	#5
Kanen Fkin' Perfect Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Out to everyone Location: Texas Age: 16 Posts: 189 Join Date:** Mar 2011	Re: The Fault in Our Stars /dftba It was fantastic. Like many, I read it cover to cover in one sitting, then cried the rest of the night. By far his best book - he surpassed Paper Towns, which I didn't think he could do. It is just... <3333333333 Seriously, read it everyone. __________________ "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves, that we are underlings." Julius Caesar -William Shakespeare

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