The Fault In Our Stars by John Green

This book is about a teenage girl, Hazel, who has terminal cancer and the plot focuses on her relationship with her parents, friends and other cancer patients.  Obviously this is depressing but not as depressing as you would think, mainly because it's not very good.  There are some touching moments but I never felt really engaged with any of the characters, who were all much too one dimensional to really connect with.  Hazel treats her disease with cynicism and sometimes humour which I also found a barrier to any emotional relationship with her as a character because the reader is never given an opportunity to see past what is obviously a defensive barrier.  Personally I did not enjoy this book which for me seemed to skim the surface of this potentially highly emotive subject.