The Meaning Of Life

This month's selection for our library book group, The Fault In Our Stars, by the prolific award-winning author John Green (Looking For Alaska), is a movng and well-written book that poses an important question for readers: How does one go on living in the face of impending death? Sixteen year-old Hazel Grace Lancaster is a terminal cancer patient who attends a cancer support group to help combat her depression. Also in the group  is Augustus Waters, another sixteen year-old who is in remission from osteosarcoma. Hazel and Augustus meet, find they have much in common, and fall in love. This book is not just about cancer - it is about the human experience, the impact that people have on each other, and the factors that give life meaning.