So Far Not Impressed

I decided to go out of my typical reading bubble and venture into some romance. I decided to read the bestselling book The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. This was a big step for me, given I typically read fantasy adventure books with magic and epic battle. I grew tired of normal fiction long ago, (Sorry Cami, but I have no idea why you love fluffy romance novels, I mean, where is the magic and epic journey?) and I never was one for romance. They weren't my thing.

But  just had to read The Fault In Our Stars. So many people read it and loved it, and there was a movie made about it, so why not? It's bound to be good.

That was an overstatement.

Now, 'm not hating on the book or anything, I'm not saying it's utterly terrible. I'm just saying I'm done reading it. I believe I'm on chapter four? I'm sure that's too soon to make a proper judgment, but I'm so far not impressed. I honestly do not know what makes this story so appealing to young adults like myself.

I like conflict, especially being a fan of action-packed fantasy novels, and , well, after reading the first couple chapters, I couldn't find any. I saw room for potential conflict, but that was as close as I got to being interested. Overall, the book had a slow start in my opinion. I had to force myself past the second chapter.

The dialogue was pretty good, I'll admit. But I can't see much of a plot developing. I know that problems do occur, given the spoilers explained by some of my friends, but in the second chapter it's just a date used for character development. I don't know about you, but some pretty nice character development happens during conflict. I know I'm probably being a bit nit-picky here, but I'm done reading. I want conflict.

There are some interesting ideas and new perspectives on life introduced, which I thought was cool. Don't get me wrong, the book isn't bad, I just don't think it has enough action. It's very slow paced in my opinion, and, in conclusion, wasn't exactly what I expected.