For anyone who has seen (or read) The Fault in Our Stars (TFIOS), you will understand the title of this post.
For those who haven't, well all I can say is go read the book or watch the movie!
It's interesting that at 49, the majority of the books I read are YA. This started about three years ago when my oldest was in 8th grade and Mockingjay came out. I had no idea what the book was or what the hype was all about. I was reading adults posting on FB about how they were so excited the book was out. So, I did a bit of research and found out it was the sequel to the Hunger Games. That night was Back to School night, and my son's 8th grade teacher informed me the students would be reading The Hunger Games in class. Well, that did it--I had to read the book. Followed promptly by Catching Fire and then Mockingjay. I bought Mockingjay for that teacher to thank her. Since then, I've continued to take her recommendations for books and have amassed quite a few YA books.
It was my daughter that asked me to read TFIOS. She didn't warn me that I had better have a box of tissues at the ready. I loved it and could understand why she did as well.
She turned 13 last week. Her party was held one week early. Why? So we could have a TFIOS party, or course. Her cake was decorated properly, her dad made t-shirts for all attendees and we went to the first showing of TFIOS. One tissue was NOT enough. And it definitely wasn't enough two days later when we went back to see it again.
The best part about TFIOS? You don't have to have read the book to get it. My 17-year old son went to the midnight showing the first night with three friends. Only one had read the book. When he got home around 2:30am, he posted the following: "Just got back from TFIOS and I have to admit, it was really good. I was into the movie the entire time and man, and a heads up (in case you're that one person at this point who doesn't know its premise), it's a sad one." I think that was a glowing recommendation for what most would consider a "chick" flick from a 17-year old boy! Even his friend said "Definitely worth it."
I'm pretty sure that we will be buying this one when it comes out on Blu-Ray.
I started reading YA literature for a class in college and fell in love with it! They're so well done and usually really easy to get through quickly. I like the Fault In Our Stars a lot, but it made me too sad. I try to steer my fragile brain toward happy ending when I can!
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