Your Stories #8: The Fault in Our Stars

YOUR STORIES discovers the books that are important to you. These articles tell the stories of favourited books and their readers. If you're interested in being interviewed for a future YOUR STORIES feature, please email me at hello[at]ibelieveinstory[dot]com.

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JOHN GREEN'S THE FAULT IN OUR STARS
CHOSEN BY VANESSA GRILLONE
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When did you first read The Fault in Our Stars?

I read The Fault in Our Stars in January of this year and it quickly went to the top of my "Favourite Books" list, with Jane Eyre, The English Patient, and Speak following closely behind. I was recommended this book by a good friend of mine. It took me a while to pick it up, but I am so glad that I did.

Why did the book become a favourite so quickly?

Apart from the flawless writing, the quick wit, and the humor, I love that John Green was able to take such a serious topic and still make me smile the entire time I read about it. He has such an amazing way of teaching you about life, love, and the importance of enjoying every moment, that you feel cleansed when you finish reading it. I also love the main characters, they’re young but smart beyond their years but don’t make you feel stupid. You learn with them, you laugh with them, you love with them, and you feel everything that they do.

Did you connect with the book on a personal level?

Falling in love is such a delicate thing to explain, being in love is difficult thing to express -- The Fault in Our Stars put everything I’ve ever felt about love, the emotions that are involved in falling in love, and put them into words. It evoked the memory I have of falling in love, being in love, and reminded me how lucky one is to find love.

Please share a favourite line from the book.

“I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

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Vanessa Grillone is an aspiring author, writer, and blogger. She writes for My Pen, My Voice.;* & Chic Darling, and has contributed to Not A Model BlogRoots Buzz and Vintage Living Mag. She is also the self-published author of My Pen, My Voice, a volume of poetry and prose that also happens to be her diary. When she isn’t reviewing books for Random House Canada, or searching for her next lifestyle post, she is writing in her diary, finding her voice and hoping that one day the world will hear it. You can follow her on Twitter (@VanessaGrillone).