Nearly 15 years after its release, John Green‘s beloved young adult novel, The Fault in Our Stars, is still receiving recognition for its sweet, devastating story of two teens who fall in love amid their respective cancer battles.
The publication Collider recently released a ranking of the “6 Most Universally Loved Books Released Since 2000,” with The Fault in Our Stars, published in 2012, taking home the list’s top spot. According to the publication, Green’s 2012 best-selling novel and its 2014 film adaptation, which depicts Hazel Grace and Augustus’s tragically brief relationship, have continued to captivate audiences.
The novel has a rating of 4.12 out of 5 from 5,902,240 readers on Goodreads. Meanwhile, the film adaptation, which stars Shailene Woodley as Hazel Grace and Ansel Elgort as Augustus, holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 81 percent.
John Green Explained His Inspiration Behind Writing ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
In a 2014 interview during a press junket for the Fault in Our Stars film, Green explained why he wanted to write Hazel and Augustus’ story for his sixth book.
“I wrote it, I think, ultimately because I wanted to celebrate the lives of people who may not have long lives. I wanted to celebrate the love, and humor, and richness of their lives. And argue that short lives can also be good lives,” said the Paper Towns author.
Green also said writing the book took an emotional toll, especially as he was navigating his “own grief” for his friend, Esther Earl, who died after a battle with cancer at the age of 16 in 2010.
“I cried a lot. I would walk into Starbucks every day for several weeks. And I would open up my computer at 8:00 in the morning, and I would start typing, and I would cry for 3 hours. And then I would close my computer, and I would leave. And I’m sure the people at Starbucks just thought I was crazy,” said Green in the 2014 interview. “It was very sad. I mean, I was also working my way through my own grief because I’d lost a friend who was very young. She died when she was 16. The book is dedicated to her. And I think, you know, a lot of it was written in response to her death.”
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