I don't know, maybe the sucker needs a four, or four point five, but really, there's nothing substantial I can chip away from it. I don't know how I ended up reading this book. But it's a good book. I'm an old man, & this kind of book is painful. Hazel is really swell. My man Gus is just a great, really swell guy. (view spoiler)[lolspoilerreally?? John Green's/Hazel's assessment of the whole funeral scene brought hyena-joy to my heart. (hide spoiler)] The book is short, & I wonder what I would have thought of it when I was sixteen. I probably would have been... better. This is the book the kids should hold. This book is popular, right? They've done a movie. I'll go see it. The kids should hold this book & listen to ol' Hazel Grace, ol' Augustus. It's funny how parents (& adults in general, I suppose) are handled in this book. Doctor Maria was a solid woman, apparently. I trust Hazel when she says that. This book has certain conceits. It probably damn well knows it, too. It's fine. Writing this has got me done figurin' it all out. Five stars for the book that I read. (view spoiler)[I am a sentimental man. (hide spoiler)]