Edit: Whilst at the time I really enjoyed reading this book, the more I think about it the more it bothers me. At the time I pushed the little things away, thinking oh what do they matter. But they do matter, I wouldn't still be thinking about the problems with this book years later if they didn't. 
 The teenagers are really, really unrealistic. And that's not a horrible thing in itself, but the more I read other books involving sick teenagers the more I begin to feel that TFIOS just isn't that good in comparison. Things like how hypocritical Augustus is does bother me, I definitely side with Hazel on how he is still feeding the industry by buying cigarettes. It's not some metaphor, he's just an annoying teenage boy. 
 And maybe that's a good thing to, perhaps, that's actually one of the most realistic aspects of the book, that Augustus really is a bit of an idiot if you think about it, in the way that many teenagers are. 
 I've just grown to feel that if you're looking for a romance, even one involving teenagers who are sick, this isn't the best out there. I suppose our views change with experience, and mine definitely have. 
 Also, I still stand by what I said about the blind guy. The fact that John Green clearly didn't research technology we use is pretty annoying, but he was a decent character so it isn't the biggest issue in the book. 
 I'm glad that at the time TFIOS made me think about how we behave towards others, and how our circumstances can be isolating. It's an important book because John Green has so much influence and I hope that people who read it will take away more than just a cute romance. But I have to lower the rating because looking back, it just wasn't worth the hype. 
 Original review: 
 There are some books that change lives. 
 They make you look at the world around you differently and consider the answers to questions you never even knew you had. This was one of those books, it made me think about the way we perceive people, how we judge them and treat them differently without even knowing them. It also made me think about writing and how you can be a genius on paper but in person you are defeated. 
 From my perspective as someone who is blind Isaac was a pretty good character. I felt bad for him because what he was going through sucked, but not sorry because he was blind...does that make sense? 
 I've never read a John Green book before so feel no bias and am truly giving the fault in our stars a 5 star rating because I felt it totally deserved it.