There’s a moment in the very beginning where she is arguing that just because she reads the same book over and over does not mean that she’s depressed. Shailene Woodley surprised me with how much I ended up liking her as Hazel Grace. I thought it was a really, really great adaptation. So, let me start off with this, I liked the movie. We settled down to watch the movie, and they’d provided popcorn and candy, but no tissues to everyone’s chagrin. One of the best moments I witnessed that day was when these teen readers screamed louder for John Green than for Ansel Elgort. It helped that I was seeing it with people who so obviously loved the book and its writer. So, while I was definitely excited (very, very excited) to see the movie, my expectations were not the highest. You might remember when the first trailer dropped, I was not particularly excited by it. The major difference between these nerdy teens and his other creations? Well, these two are kids-with-cancer teens. TFiOS definitely has two of those nerdy teens at its center. John Green (whom I’m sure you’ve heard of unless this is the first book blog you’ve ever read, in which case, kudos! Welcome to the fold.) is a prolific writer of the nerdy teen.
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