6/22/2023 0 Comments List of word formatting marks![]() After treatment, many of us find the things most teens (and sometimes adults) are worried about are trivial. Most of us do not act or speak like teen-agers because that is no longer how we think. We have had to face our own mortality and make choices we should never have to make. We may look like teen-agers, but in our heads, we are not. So many interactions between Gus and Hazel are interactions which, plain and simple, just would not happen between real, emotional, scared, awkward, virgin teenagers, let alone ones with cancer who have been socially cut off for much of their lives.\” *My point-of-view: Have you spent time with any of us? They are believable as teen-age cancer patients/survivors. They do not even handle situations like teenagers do. This book has gotten negative reviews based on several points: 1) This is from another reviewer: \”The characters are not believable. I am a volunteer and advocate for pediatric cancer awareness. I am now 15 years old and a teen-age cancer survivor. ![]() It has been challenging for me to get through however, I feel like I should add my perspective. It covers a topic that is difficult to talk about and is often avoided. I am not quite finished with the book, but so far, I think it is very well written.
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