tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post4734689293986352979..comments2023-11-08T00:17:39.605-08:00Comments on The Ladybug Reads...: Review - The Fault in Our StarsLa Coccinellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-37598951181570245462014-11-23T14:27:15.695-08:002014-11-23T14:27:15.695-08:00I know I'm in the minority. And I might have ...I know I'm in the minority. And I might have liked the book a bit more if Hazel and Augustus hadn't been so similar. One quirky, philosophical character might've been tolerable... but two was just two much for me!La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-54902469420083053412014-11-23T09:02:52.521-08:002014-11-23T09:02:52.521-08:00I enjoyed the book I lot (not as much as most peop...I enjoyed the book I lot (not as much as most people did enjoy it, but I gave it 5 stars nevertheless), so obviously I don't agree with your review, but hey, everyone has the right to have their own taste :) I can understand it didn't work for you though, Gus and Hazel aren't exactly typical characters. Actually, I liked them for the very reason you disliked them: I liked that they thought differently and had these sort of philosophical conversations. I don't know if such teenagers exist in real life, but well, I did enjoy reading about these ones :)<br />Anyway, I do hope your next read was a better one!Tarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482380716360581681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-81503592277939661402014-11-19T11:27:06.760-08:002014-11-19T11:27:06.760-08:00I didn't find it that sad, really. There was ...I didn't find it that sad, really. There was more philosophizing than actual emotion, so it was hard for me to engage with the characters.<br /><br />I kind of wish I could've given it a dead ladybug, but the writing itself was not technically that bad (although John Green does have an annoying habit of writing really long sentences that, while not run-ons or grammatically incorrect, are still kind of awkward to read). Plus, it was short. If it had been a 600-page book that I'd had to slog through, I probably wouldn't have been so generous with my rating!La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-61063935691225051612014-11-19T11:23:36.927-08:002014-11-19T11:23:36.927-08:00I haven't seen the movie yet (I'm not sure...I haven't seen the movie yet (I'm not sure I even want to)! It actually might not be as annoying as the book, since we're not in Hazel's head the whole time. Mind you, if it has a ton of voice-over with Hazel's thoughts, I might not like it.<br /><br />I actually didn't expect to dislike this one as much as I did. I was wary going into it because there was so much hype, but I thought the story might be decent. I wasn't expecting the writing style and the characters, though; those are the things I really didn't like, and they pretty much ruined the book for me.La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-37741940501777930052014-11-19T09:28:06.353-08:002014-11-19T09:28:06.353-08:00Whoa. That is not the review I was expecting when...Whoa. That is not the review I was expecting when I began reading your post and yet I can't help but respect your opinion. I've had this one on my to-read list for some time, just haven't made it around to reading it yet. Now, I have seen the movie (don't judge) and although I'm not a huge fan of the actress chosen for Hazel, the story itself....I liked. Maybe it's one of those that translates better from page to screen...a rare occasion I admit, but it does happen. Anywho, thanks for the insight! Better luck next read around...Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067420839553243250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-50229290219844422812014-11-19T08:46:15.910-08:002014-11-19T08:46:15.910-08:00I am so scared of this book, so many people rave a...I am so scared of this book, so many people rave about it, but I don't like sad. Main characters can so make or break a book, if I just don't care about them then the rest of the book had better be fantastic. Especially in a dying kid book, the main character had better be the most awesome character ever. Well at least it didn't get a dead ladybug ;)Molly Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09321341454204254615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-45360547910292936892014-11-18T14:00:27.205-08:002014-11-18T14:00:27.205-08:00Thank you! I was actually afraid I might get flam...Thank you! I was actually afraid I might get flamed for not liking this one. I've heard some nasty stories...<br /><br />I don't have much experience with cancer books in general; I think the only one I read where the disease played a major role was <i>Breathless</i> by Lurlene McDaniel... but that one was pretty weak, too (though not in the same ways that <i>The Fault in Our Stars</i> was weak).La Coccinellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03118313017081994087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107652553845392650.post-4707913584341827742014-11-18T12:10:07.606-08:002014-11-18T12:10:07.606-08:00Oh my, you've written the review I wanted to w...Oh my, you've written the review I wanted to write but didn't have the energy to spit in the wind of John Green hagiology. I was so turned off by the media manipulation before the durn thing even came out that I was going to skip it altogether. But then, I thought I really ought to see what the fuss was about. The only thing that got me through it was the fact that I read it with my ears and the narrator did a phenomenal job. In fact, the audio won an Odyssey the following January. It's an okay cancer book. My favorite cancer book has to be Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick followed closely by its sequel/ companion After Ever After. Another YA cancer book that came out the same time as Green's was Me, Earl and the Dying Girl, which was actually quite different than any I've read. Have you read it?<br /><br />Thanks for visiting and commenting on my TTT. I love your blog and am adding it to my feed.<br /><br />brendaproseandkahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778575379196368384noreply@blogger.com