Hazel has been terminal since being diagnosed with cancer at 13 years. Three years later she is surviving on an oxygen machine with the help of an experimental drug -- but she is still terminal. She knows it is only a matter of time before she dies. She determines to leave as little pain after her death as possible so she stays home other than to attend a couple of college classes and her weekly support group. It is in support group that she meets Augustus Waters -- who completely changes her life.
I've been wanting to read this book for a while, so when it came in on audio I picked it up to listen to. There were no great surprises in this book -- after all it is a cancer book. You know this going into the story. Even the plot twists were kind of obvious. However, I enjoyed listening to the book. The characters were fun. I enjoyed the conversations and arguments they had about everything. The main issue I had was that you didn't get emotionally involved so that when the death scene does occur you just think "about time". Still, I'm glad I finally got around to "reading" it.
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