I really wanted to love this, and given that the subject matter is something that that resonates with me, I really tried to. But I just found it so horribly pretentious. Sure, it's well written, but the dialogue is too slick, too snappy, and I just didn't believe in it, or any of the characters. I hated the whole 'Hazel Grace' thing, and the subplot involving the book and author they were both obsessed with. Oh, and I find it particularly annoying when the characters in books go off on a random trip somewhere so that a section of the book then becomes a travelogue (and it's even more annoying when you get to the acknowledgements and find the author has spent time in said location). I did my best with this one, but it left me thinking, "Is that it?" Sorry.