SPOILER: Hazel finds out she's a wizard, and with her wizard friends Isaac and Augustus she saves the world from the incarnation of world suck known as Lord Voldemort.
I read all of John Green's books in the winter of 2013, six months after discovering vlogbrothers. Thank you, Nerdfighteria, for not spoiling any of them! They are terrific reads.
There's a line in this videos that gives me literal chills: "The Fault in Our Stars has been with me in some form for more than a decade, and I am so excited to... [share] it." I think that it reminds me that the books I read are written by real people, who care about their readers and their stories, and it's a very nice, connected feeling.
Freshman year I was reading the book for the first time and when I was on page 80 something, a girl leaned over into my ear and told me the ending... I was beyond enraged at her.
Bro are we even reading the same book Hazel is a cyborg that has to to make a choice of either saving Augustus by turning him into a cyborg like herself or letting him go even tho it would make her sad.
Spoiler: When Augustus finds out he isn't actually 7, he goes to Hamburg and travels back in time to 1789 to try and kill Robespierre and instate a constitutional monarchy. Speaking of which Robespierre would be a brilliant candidate for the evil baby orphanage.
Mr. John Green, I read your novel over the course of the past few days because a) the movie's out, b) friends of mine could not stop talking about it, and c) you're an awesome-seeming guy and Crash Course helped a ton with the Cold War (thank you so much for that! Your videos are exceptions...like the Mongols!). However, while I was reading the content advisory on IMDb, I spoiled the book for myself which I immediately regretted; you could say that the fault was not in my stars, dear Brutus, but in myself that I am the underling who made a foolish decision. But, as for the problem of spoilers, perhaps it is not the epidemic we see it as. Knowing the ending of your book, I could appreciate more the literary elements and foreshadowing you put in TFiOS in the same way knowing the nature of Chillingworth in "The Scarlet Letter" or hearing the fate of Uncle Tom before reading "Uncle Tom's Cabin" made me appreciate those characters and those works-at-large more. In the latter two scenarios, I felt knowing what would happen to Tom made his actions more noble and appreciated him throughout the novel rather than after the fact, and learning Chillingworth's symbolism made him, in a way, tragic, so I empathized for the villain. So what I'm trying to say, Mr. Green, is that your work stands (and will continue to stand) the test of time, and I'll put my chips on it being considered a modern classic before long. Though spoilers happen and it does detract the SLIGHTEST bit from dramatic tension, it is not a lost cause since the best authors (and editors) leave the nuggets for us the readers to discover, and knowing a character's fate helped me realize those early on. After all, Shakespeare put dramatic irony in Romeo and Juliet, and Julius Caesar--still considered the greats! Thank you for the novel, and godspeed in the future!
I bought all of John's books (except for WGWG because I had already read it) and I allowed my friends to borrow them before I read them since I have been drowning in homework. And some of them didn't realize that I hadn't read Looking For Alaska and texted me a question about the ending. John, I too hate spoilers.
Spoiler: When Hazel and Gus are in Amsterdam, Gus tells Hazel that he has... one eye. The other one is painted on. He's a cyclops. Always has been. Can't believe she didn't notice that only his left eye blinks. Come to think of it, Nobody did. Mythology jokes? Anybody? Bueller?
John I've read A WHOLE FREAKING LOT OF BOOKS but out of all the books I've ever read...yours made me cry. Please never stop blessing us with your beautiful and amazing mind. I wanted to like, say that to you on FB but I was too nervous so I did it here which lessened my nerves.
My friend spoiled the book for me before I even bought it.. Yeah, but I finally bought the book a couple days ago, and it's amazing! (Btw: That's a huge compliment because if you knew me, you would know that I hate reading with a burning passion.) ANNDDDD THE MOVIE COMES OUT THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR ME!
Whenever someone claims they hate reading, I shed a lugubrious tear for humanity and enter a languished state of pity and sorrow. Reading should never be seen as a negative thing. Literature is one of the most miraculous, beautiful constructs of learning accomplished by humankind. There's a book out there for everyone :)
I always feel sad when I her people saying they don't like reading. Like a deep sighing sadness. For me, saying you don't like books is like saying you don't like listening to music . EVERYONE has some type of music they like because there's so many genres. For some reason people over-look that the exact same thing applies to books.
Harlequin Hoatzin There are certain types of books I can deal with, but i'm just one of those people who can sit and read a book. I don't enjoy reading. I'd rather watch something being acted out than reading it and imagining it inside my head. Being someone who loves theatre and acting, I enjoy seeing others reenact things such as what would be in the book that i'm reading. I understand where you're coming from though; reading is an important part of life and it improves vocabulary. I do read. I read a lot actually. Do I enjoy it? No. Does it matter if I enjoy it or not? No. It doesn't because reading is very important, but like I said, I don't enjoy it. Movies give me a certain type of thrill, and I can really connect to it. I can't do that as well with a book. It's a lot easier for me to comprehend everything while watching a movie. Do you see what I mean? Thanks for your reply, though. :)
Trying to figure out the significance of Jan 10 -- outside of the date in LfA; checking Wikipedia I found something that seems oddly relevant to this video and the mention of George RR Martin: On Jan 10, 1645 the Archbishop William Laud is beheaded at the Tower of London.
John: I've been rereading your books while waiting for TFIOS and wanted to thank you for creating them. You have enclosed a type of emotional depth in all of your books that cannot be replicated. I first started reading your books three years ago and they have remained my favorites ever since. Thank you.
I was one of those 1000 who bought Looking for Alaska, and I have to say a HUGE thank you to all Nerdfighters who didn't spoil it for me. Thanks for being awesome fellow readers :)
@TsukiKira Looking for Alaska was the first of John's books that I read, and it was AMAZING. I literally cried during some parts of it. You'll love it :D
Read tfios in 2days, googled john green's other books, read LfA in 2 days again and discovered vlogbrothers (which was my intro to vlogs actually, I only came to youtube for songs before that) and haven't looked back since. My best friend and I became closer because of tfios and this channel and this community, and I'm ever so thankful for all of those things
I read Looking for Alaska last week. It was amazing! I literally read it in a matter of hours because I could not put it down. I liked it so much I went out and bought An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars. Your writing is truly amazing and, John Green, you are now one of my very favorite authors. Thanks for writing such awesome novels!
As a musician, I really appreciate that you don't end your sing-a-ma-jig concerts on half cadences. Always authentic cadences!!! Even though you think you can't sing, (which you can) you have great ears for music.
I bought Looking For Alaska a few days ago. I couldn't put it down.I can't believe I waited so long to read it. It is one of my favorite books. It was just amazing. You are a brilliant writer. I am so excited to read The Fault in Our Stars!
I've read it 3 times (going to read it a fourth and i just finished it today) and I've cried every time! I was reading the last page and my eyes were just like "HOLD! HOLD! ... *read last line* RELEASE THE WATERWORKS!!" and I was like "NO! I'M SITTING IN LATIN! YOU WILL NOT LEAK EYES!" GAH! I both love and hate the way you make me feel when I read your books. And I am so thankful that you and Hank and the books have come into my life. Thank you for creating such awesome. Thank you so much.
I was given a Kindle on Christmas day, and promptly purchased Paper Towns. Started reading it yesterday, finished it today. I'm now EVEN MORE EXCITED for the arrival of my copy of TFIOS, because although I always had faith in John Green as a brilliant author, I now have undeniable evidence that my faith was well placed. :)
I love how cool nerdfighters are about not spoiling the book for everyone else, everyone here is so awesome! (also, please could you have singamajigs in more of your videos?)
I honestly don't mind spoilers for anything. As long as the story is good it feels worth it to get there on my own even if I know what will happen. On what happened to John (even though it is in the past): that sucks! I am so sorry that happened to you! Don't let it get you down!
I didn't even listen to the second chapter reading you did to not ruin it for myself.. I can't wait to get it!! I'm sorry for the leak, John, but I'm thankful that Nerdfightaria is such a great community.
Hey John, loyal fan here. Just wanted you to know I got 2 pre orders ordered for myself. One from Amazon.ca and one from Amazon.com. I really had to make sure I got a signed copy so I ordered from both of the sites. And as an update I just called Coles (Canadian Barnes and Noble) and they're going to have 6 copies in tomorrow, so I'm gonna up up early in anticipation for the book. Thank you so much for being an amazing author, person and friend to the nerdfighter community. We truly care. DFTBA.
John, you are one classy gentleman. Figuratively, I can't wait for TFIOS, but literally, I assure you I can. I too shall have no truck with spoilers, but when I do receive my book, wild horses won't be able to tear me away from it. Merry Christmas, sir.
I just downloaded TFiOS to my Kindle Fire and, four chapters in, found myself smiling and relating with a book more than I should. Kudos, John. I'm going to love this book.
I received my copy of this book early and took it as a blessing in disguise. I left for Japan on the 4th of January to live there for 4 months(IT'S AMAZING HERE BTW) and wouldn't of had this when it came out on the 10th. The fact that it got sent to me early gave me the opportunity to take it with me on the plane and read it there(14hr flight=1 happy reader) and I held back from all online commenting of anything even this until now. I'm happy at my luck in its early release! DFTBA!
So, I finished Looking for Alaska today (loved it) and then I watched this video and FREAKED OUT because of the Jan 10th thing. Also I have read An Abundance of Katherine (which I also loved) oddly enough both of these I read/ordered before realizing that you were the author. Now I impatiently wait for Jan 10th so I can get The Fault In Our Stars.
So...I am a 'new' Nerdfighter, and I preordered TFiOS. But while waiting for it to come to me, I checked out Paper Towns from my local library. Lo and behold, in the book cover, hidden behind it was a post-it note that said DFTBA, and talked about your tour on TFiOS. This is why I officially love Nerdfighteria. Plus the book was amazing, and I am currently reading Will Grayson, Will Grayson. :)
I'VE FINALLY CAUGHT UP ON ALL THE VLOGBROTHERS VIDEOS!!! I started this summer and I'm done at last! Sorry. I've been dying to be able to say that for ages. John, I've never read one of your books because I'm trying to get my hands on Looking for Alaska before any of the others. I want to be able to watch you evolve as a writer. However, I'm very excited for TFiOS. I'm glad that everyone's being so nice about the mix-up. I wish you great success when it's officially released. :)
Oh my goodness I'm so smegging excited!! EEeeeeeeeee! The only book I've ever been more excited about was HP7! Thank you Nerdfighters for not spoiling the book :)
This week, I re-read Looking For Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, Paper Towns, and Will Grayson Will Grayson, just in preparation for January 10th. I love Nerdfighteria for not spoiling this book for me!
I bought Looking For Alaska this autumn, and preordered TFiOS in November, and I got Paper Towns for Christmas. I also got gift certificates worth a total of about £85, so I'm gonna buy more of your books through book shops, rather than directly from Amazon. Hopefully that'll help you get more readers in Norway.
Ordered your book four days ago. It'll be released, and perhaps delivered, the day I think a very important make-or-break history project is also due. If the book doesn't come in then, that's okay because the due date for the project may be a couple days later than I'm thinking. No matter what happens in that book, I bet it'll help me Keep Calm (and hopefully DFTBA as well.)
I'm sorry John but I had to read your book when it arrived at my doorstep. I was already more than halfway through by the time I watched this video, and i could not stop reading. It was amazing. I hope that doesn't count as a spoiler.
Finished reading the TFIOS a few minutes ago. it was the first book I have ever had to scream at. Good job John Green. That was an amazing book! I'm looking forward to reading more of your books.
@windowsforvista The whole point of this community is our amazing communication and cooperation, nerdfighters ARE the comments and the responses and the blogs and the good will of thousands of fans who could never fathom spoiling something so amazing.
maybe it's good that I rarely read for pleasure. It was never spoiled for me. Before this year, I never read. I only read TFIOS last year, probably the only book I read that year. Now this year I read TFIOS again, along with all of John's other books.
Dear John, I literally just recieved your new book TFiOS in the mail. I was so confused when i recieved a package in the mail and opened it. Once it was opened, I quietly started to freak out. I opened the cover to see what signature i got (it's a red J-scribble, yay!) then immediantley shut it! I am so excited to read the book but I will wait until January 10th! Best Wishes, Michaela
@hrolvnir Yes, the internet is quite a large place, but we only tend to go on areas that we are interested in. Sites such as Tumblr, Twitter, or RU-vid can have spoilers. When I'm reading these comments, I am not looking for spoilers, but I may come across one. People shouldn't have to stay off of their favorite sites and avoid simple things such as reading comments to avoid spoilers. It's not fair to the vast majority of people who have to wait to read it.
I just finished reading Looking for Alaska yesterday and The Abundance of Katherines today. I'm buying Paper Towns on Saturday. ...I'm a little obsessed.
I was one of the lucky people who got to read the embargoed title about a month ago. This is the first time I've talked about it on the internet at all, and I didn't even tell my boyfriend what happens. I've actually been wanting to write something to you, John Green, just to say I loved it, and I think it's your best one yet (and that's saying something!). And I think you should keep writing female protagonists.
i initially pre-ordered your book and then, i went and bought it so i could see u on your book tour! so i will be reading it on the 10th and seeing u in georgia on the 15th :) . Also i went to barnes and nobles to buy an abundance of Katherine's, paper towns, or let it snow,(since i have read Will Grayson, Will Grayson and Looking for Alaska but they were also sold out which really sucked, but is awesome at the same time that so many people are buying your books
John, I just got both Looking For Alaska, and Paper Towns, I am looking forward to reading them, and soon The Fault In Our Stars. Merry Christmas/Winter Solstice/Whatever religous beliefs you hold, to all the nerdfighters out there.
Looking for Alaska is literally my favourite book. I will be so heartbroken if someone posts spoilers and I see them. Thank you nerdfighters who got it early and are pledging to not read it until January 10th, you guys are awesome :D
This is interesting to me because I hadn't really thought about how spoilers change the way you read a book. It does make sense that John would want the book unspoiled as much as possible. happy holidays
So much effort, and yet someone spoilt me for the ending of TFioS for me in a place completely unrelated to John Green and TFioS. But bluntly, and no spoiler warning anywhere. Thanks random person who ruined the reading experience for me.
I preordered TFIOS and did not receive it early,TY! Instead I am finishing my 1st reading of Paper Towns (BTW frakking love it) and will then read Looking for Alaska which between work and my other things should put me only waiting a few days to receive my copy of TFIOS. I love that John is adamant about no spoilers, I truly enjoy things better when I am not spoiled. So thanks 4 not Spoiling it! I
For Christmas, I got looking for Alaska, an abundance of kathrines, AND paper towns. I don't know much about them, which makes it even better. ......I'm so exited! ~DFTBA
I got this morning! I was going to keep it in its package but my anticipation for the book outweighed the good in me, so I opened it. It's so beautifully blue, the cover. I could stare at its fantasticness all day. I only checked to see the signature, I promise! (it's greeen!)
I can with confidence say there have been no spoilers, since it’s been 9 years since the book came out, and I still haven’t read it or watched the movie, and I have no idea what happens. Great job guys! :D
We all respond to such a story differently. There was usually company around, something coming up, when I read the heaviest part of the story, so I couldn't afford to cry. But cry or not, the story weighed my heart down heavily, and I just kept turning the pages.
When I first watched all Vlogbrothers videos in order nearly a year ago, I had not yet read LFA, so I did not recognise the importance of January 10. Now that I'm watching this again, it's simply lovely. I think she would have liked it.
@HelenKiaya Sorry, but I don't feel like constantly censoring myself in media-centric discussions because someone out there might have been living under a rock and never seen Star Wars or read Harry Potter.
this video may be 8 years old but i just finished looking for Alaska and i went down a trail of videos and ended here my heart died when he said it was to be published on Jan 10th since its a major reference to looking for alaska wont spoil it but still loved it none the less
It's funny to watch this now because I somehow didn't manage to read Looking for Alaska until this week (how did I get so far behind? I don't know. I'm sorry.) but miraculously, even though I've been obsessively watching these lately, it had NOT been spoiled and halfway through (at 10pm the night before I had to work at 6) I was like HOLY SHIT WHAT JUST HAPPENED and then stayed up all night. So, in conclusion, thank you for being awesome at not spoiling!
I read the book last week and it still wasn't spoiled for me. Thanks everyone! I did guess the basic outline of the story correctly from the first chapter that John read, but that was all.
Wow. This was one of the first Vlogbrothers videos I watched, and I am now watching it again having watched all the ones that came before it (and joined my pants, your pants, kiva.org, bought all of John's books and some of Hank's music). When I saw all the NerdFighters vowing not to read the book til it came out... it was beautiful. I lo...uh... like NerdFighters :D
Is it me or is it a coincidence that The Fault in Our Stars came out on January 10?!...I'm not going to give any spoilers to it but think Looking for Alaska....
I haven't read either yet, but in this video John does say that those of you who have read LfA will know why January 10 is an important date for the book to come out.
I've finished reading 'the perks of being a wallflower' The ending killed me :'( now i'm 60% through reading 'the fault in our stars' and I LOVE IT having an e-reader for christmas was the best present ever, I've fallen in love with reading again :D
Actually, the people reading the book so far have done pretty well with not spoiling it. I have had most of the popular books I have decided to read spoiled for me, but I haven't had even a little bit of The Fault in our Stars spoiled for me yet! Great job, Nerdfighters! :D
One of my best friends got her copy early and read it, and has now loaned it to me so that I can do the same. We're going to talk about it with each other once I've finished but, of course, have vowed not to spoil it for anyone else. I've seen some comments on here where people feel bad about starting to read / reading the book already. I don't think this should be the case. As long as you don't spoil the reading experience for anyone, you should feel free to read it when you choose to do so.
I'm reading "Looking for Alaska" for the first time. I won't spoil it for anyone with plot points, but it made me realize I had done the adult thing to do. I forgot how important my teenage/high school years were. I am 24 now, not really all that far from my teenage years. Those years were poignant, much like Pudge's young adulthood. They shaped me in a way no other years of my life will. The dramas of those times were not all insignificant. I DID know what love was. I was not too young.
@KaberianRoyalty I have to urge you to still read them!! I know a lot has been spoiled for you, but they're still wonderful, and there's so much more to them than the main plot points that a lot of people talk about. I didn't read them until I was 16, all 7 books were already out, and my best friend told me what happened in the end (because I, thinking I would never read them, asked her, not because she's mean. Haha.), and I still got a LOT out of them. I hope you end up reading them! :)
Hello John. I'm new to the Vlog Brothers but have find much delight in watching you and your brother communicate with each other via RU-vid. I also wanted you to know that until you held up that copy of the book, I thought the title was "The Faulkner Stars" and was a story about a quirky starship captain and his small crew, which includes a rather peculiar android with no memory and a dog named pip, and their misadventures in finding the fabled "Faulkner Stars".
i got looking for alaska and paper towns for christmas... i just read looking for alaska and i loved it!:D about to start paper towns, and im waiting for the 10th of january when the fault in our stars arrives:3 cant wait!
