"Sup dawg!" -The Fault in Our Stars (Post 2)

I am impressed, with this author, John Green. Even touching on the last post I had with the tone of the characters sounding like teenagers, with laid back dialogue and the order of words. Not up tight sounding and formal like business men, or a serious book. Also not sounding like a light and peppy kindergarten teacher with bundles of energy. The characters sound natural, real, and most of all... relatable.

In my opinion some of the best books out there fall in three categories: uses your imagination, had a cool cover matched with title, or is relatable. Many would question what I mean by a relatable book, and for me it means that just the story makes sense to me and is natural, or I have experienced similar things to the characters in the books. With this novel there is a relatable scene though not to the exact way in the story but the way the characters interact with each other while playing a video game. "'Isaac I feel a growing concern about our position. If you agree then head over to the power Station and I'll cover you... (He switches to speaking to Hazel in the conversation) Anyway it doesn't hurt to talk to him. If you have any sage words of feminine advice... (Conversation back to Isaac) Oh, goddamn it, Isaac, I don't mean to criticize you in your moment of great weakness, but you allowed them to outflank and now there's nothing between the terrorists and the school.'"(Page 57) For me, this adds to the feeling and vibe of the characters and story, so they feel natural and not forced words on the page. This technique pulls readers in for they understand the characters as well as feel like they are part if the story. 

For me on a personal note, it brings me closer to the characters and causes me to have a great issue putting the book down. Like in the quote above I'm like the speaker, Augustus, as when I play video games I am usually holding my spot on two different conversations at once, but with a division and fluency that would make people never know where I'm focused.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fault_in_Our_Stars
The Wikipedia page for the book, which contains the plot, writing inspirations, and some information on the screen adaption.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11870085-the-fault-in-our-stars
A page for the novel on GoodReads which contains a summary, suggested books, and real life peoples ideas about the book.