History YMMV / TheFaultInOurStars

** Seeing Shailene Woodley having to [[spoiler:say goodbye to Ansel Elgort as he dies from cancer]] might become even sadder if both actors are cast in ''Film/TheDivergentSeriesAscendant'', where [[spoiler:Caleb (played by Elgort) will have to say goodbye to his sister (played by Woodley) before her lethal HeroicSacrifice]].

** Some readers thought the throng of people applauding after Hazel and Augustus make out in the Anne Frank house was a bit much.

* FictionalCounterpart:

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Hazel's "you could be an axe murderer" line becomes a lot grimmer after watching John Green's video about how he [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=196&v=wQKwwC72BJE went to high school with a soon-to-be axe murderer.]]
* HarsherInHindsight:

* HarsherInHindsight: Seeing Shailene Woodley having to [[spoiler:say goodbye to Ansel Elgort as he dies from cancer]] might become even sadder if both actors are cast in ''Film/TheDivergentSeriesAscendant'', where [[spoiler:Caleb (played by Elgort) will have to say goodbye to his sister (played by Woodley) before her lethal HeroicSacrifice]].

* MisaimedFandom: Although there's no shortage of valid critiques to be made about this book, and none of the following means it should be utterly impervious to negative analysis, it's worth noting that a lot of the most frequent criticisms against ''[=TFIOS=]'' smack of misreading. For one, Hazel Grace and Augustus being "unrealistically intelligent and eloquent" teenagers — they're actually quite common, especially in the age of much more easily accessible information (via the Internet) and embracing of geek/nerd culture; beyond that, however, Green is also open about the fact that Hazel Grace and Augustus, though smart and precocious teens, are very realistically prone to committing errors, like repeatedly referring to their monologues as soliluqies.

* ToughActToFollow: The role of Hazel is seen as one of Shailene Woodley's best performances, particularly for the memorable scene of [[spoiler: her crying in anguish after Augustus dies]]. While she's been in critically acclaimed projects such as ''Literature/BigLittleLies'', few things she'd done have yet to top the praise she got for ''The Fault In Our Stars''.

* HilariousInHindsight: Both this film and ''Film/{{Divergent}}'' were released around the same time as each other. Both based on {{young adult|Literature}} novels and both starring Creator/ShaileneWoodley and Creator/AnselElgort. Playing love interests here and brother and sister in ''Divergent''. What's more is that Shailene Woodley had been offered the title role in ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}'', which also featured Ansel Elgort - where their characters would have been JustFriends.

** There are also readers who think Van Houten's behavior is pretty sensible to a ReclusiveArtist whose privacy has been disturbed, especially since his experience makes him unlikely to extend politeness to Hazel and Gus just because they're used to Cancer Perks. On the other hand, he ''had'' all but promised to see them, and Hazel and Gus had no way of knowing that, and he was still inexcusably mean and insensitive.

** "My X are Y that I cannot fathom into z."
** "I X the way you X: slowly, then all at once."

-->'''John Green''': I just want to point out one thing here: When was the last time the girl kissed the boy in a teen romance? Ever? Has it happened ever? I seriously think it might not have happened ever.[[note]]This comment was met with immediate backlash, with people pointing out that this trope is much OlderThanTheyThink. John swiftly [[http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com/post/88287487983/a-note-on-yesterdays-posts corrected himself]] afterwards, admitting that he got a little carried away with his euphoria over the film being released. In the book, it's not clear who kisses who first, and he was commending the filmmaker's decision to have Hazel kiss first rather than trying to self-promote.[[/note]]

** Some readers dislike Augustus, claiming that his grandiose mannerisms and his love of metaphor make him grating and pretentious, but others argue that he was meant to be written that way, because ''wanting'' to be impressive and memorable is an established character trait of his.\\\
** *There's also the interpretation that he's mainly interested in getting Hazel into bed. He's a teenaged boy knowing he might die ([[spoiler:and for the majority of his time with Hazel ''knows'' he's going to die]]) and he's only pursued girls he knows were dying, suggesting to some that he's not interested in a relationship (and that he perhaps hopes they will be easier to get into bed since they know they won't get too many opportunities to try it). This interpretation seems common among readers who found his courting of Hazel shallow and the relationship itself lacking in depth and being mostly about two hormonal teenagers finding each other attractive. Also there's his comment to Hazel that he hopes bringing her to Amsterdam might get him laid, which some interpret as not actually being in jest. [[spoiler:As to why he doesn't dump her once they've done the deed, it can be argued that as his illness progresses he wants to keep her close because she offers him comfort, or that he hopes he will get to sleep with her again.]]

There's also the interpretation that he's mainly interested in getting Hazel into bed. He's a teenaged boy knowing he might die ([[spoiler:and for the majority of his time with Hazel ''knows'' he's going to die]]) and he's only pursued girls he knows were dying, suggesting to some that he's not interested in a relationship (and that he perhaps hopes they will be easier to get into bed since they know they won't get too many opportunities to try it). This interpretation seems common among readers who found his courting of Hazel shallow and the relationship itself lacking in depth and being mostly about two hormonal teenagers finding each other attractive. Also there's his comment to Hazel that he hopes bringing her to Amsterdam might get him laid, which some interpret as not actually being in jest. [[spoiler:As to why he doesn't dump her once they've done the deed, it can be argued that as his illness progresses he wants to keep her close because she offers him comfort, or that he hopes he will get to sleep with her again.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The film's soundtrack is very well-chosen. "Boom Clap" is an incredibly catchy and upbeat EarWorm, while "Not About Angels" and "All of the Stars" are appropriately [[TearJerker tearjerky]] and emotional pieces for the film's third act.

* EarWorm: "[[Music/CharliXCX BOOM CLAP THE SOUND OF MY HEART THE BEAT GOES ON AND ON AND...]]"

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Gus and Hazel making out at the Anne Frank house didn't fare well with all readers; some found it very offensive that they indulged in that kind of behavior at a Holocaust memorial and that Otto Frank's heartfelt eulogy on his daughter is made the "background music" to their kissing scene. Hazel is rather blasé about that speech, too, insofar she can't [[ItsAllAboutMe relate it back to her own situation]].