I just started reading the fault in our stars, by john green, last night. I have to say it's pretty devastating so far. I think it's because I'm a parent and I can't imagine my child getting a cancer diagnosis at such a young age and then living through treatment, and near death scenarios. It just is devastating for me to think about.
The novel is about Hazel, a 16 year old who has lung cancer. She goes to a Cancer support group every week where she meets Augustus. It's a lovely story about teenaged love and cancer all intertwined. As I said, I'm not that far into it, but it's such a lovely story.
We discussed this book back in February when my writer's craft class did their Young Adult literature genre seminar. There has been a fair bit of controversy about the book because it deals with cancer in a really graphic and raw way. There is no holding back in this book. A student in the class shared that when her uncle was diagnosed with cancer she read the book alongside her mother so that she could better understand what her uncle was going through.
I tend not to favour censoring books for young people, but I do agree heartily with how this mother chose to deal with this novel. Parents should be as involved as they can with their kids' lives and should be aware of what they're reading about and discuss those hard issues with them.
I'll keep you posted as I work my way through the novel. But so far, it has me hooked.
The novel is about Hazel, a 16 year old who has lung cancer. She goes to a Cancer support group every week where she meets Augustus. It's a lovely story about teenaged love and cancer all intertwined. As I said, I'm not that far into it, but it's such a lovely story.
We discussed this book back in February when my writer's craft class did their Young Adult literature genre seminar. There has been a fair bit of controversy about the book because it deals with cancer in a really graphic and raw way. There is no holding back in this book. A student in the class shared that when her uncle was diagnosed with cancer she read the book alongside her mother so that she could better understand what her uncle was going through.
I tend not to favour censoring books for young people, but I do agree heartily with how this mother chose to deal with this novel. Parents should be as involved as they can with their kids' lives and should be aware of what they're reading about and discuss those hard issues with them.
I'll keep you posted as I work my way through the novel. But so far, it has me hooked.