Such a Pretty Fat

The first chapter of this book explains how the author was called a "fat bitch' by a sleep deprived father on a bus. Her voice on the whole situation was her telling the story to her husband of how this name calling went down. She was telling this story as she was making dinner and she comically drew attention to how unhealthy the dinner she was making was. She throws in how her pets keep jumping on her kitchen counter to steal food as shes talking and I find it hilarious. Shell transition very subtly from her story to explain how she set her cat down on the floor for the millionth time, then continue with her story. Her style of writing is very casual, they're just her telling the stories from her life during her phase as an overweight middle aged married woman and her struggles with being mean. It's different to hear from the perspective of someone who is actually mean, not to mention who admits they are mean. She tells the reader about her struggles through life only slightly about her being not so pleasant to be around. She also talks about being overly confident. Like the amount of confidence she has is a bad thing compared to her personality. It's understandable why she would think this though. Being called a fat bitch by a stranger on a bus would normally hurt a person, but her response is that shes heard that enough in her life for it to not bother her. Now that makes me wonder, what kind of things has this woman done in her life to be called a fat bitch so many times? I'm looking forward to finding out.

The Fault in my First Post

Hazel Grace is one of the most repeatable characters I've ever read about in a story. Though we have key differences, I feel like her behavior and outlook is very similar to how I would imagine myself feeling if I too were a teenager with lung cancer. She doesn't really 

 spend her time sulking on her situation, though it has caused her to condemn herself to her home. Its understandable that she would spend most of her time at home though since she can't even go up a handful of stairs without risking passing out. I feel she's more "I have cancer." instead of "I'm going to die, there's no point in anything." I love how realistic and blunt she is about her condition. While describing her cancer, she says "My lungs suck at being lungs." I'm not sure why, but that line sounds like the perfect teenager with cancer. It sounds almost humerus with how nonchalantly Hazel is about describing her cancer. I wonder where John Green found the inspiration to write a character like Hazel. It's not very common to find such a person who is so comfortable dealing with their problems, especially not in someone so young. I know a lot of people who would cry endlessly about having cancer and giving up on their life. Hazel seems to be more comfortable with death and maybe that's why shes not so down every day. Don't get me wrong, I feel like staying at home all day watching Next Top Model marathons isn't a very high quality of life either, but its better than spending the days crying. John must have have had a personal interaction with someone like Hazel, who was a teenager comfortable with their condition, because I really can't fathom how else he could describe a character so stable about her circumstances, while still having a modern day, angsty outlook on everything like the average teenager does today. 

I feel like John Green had to have some type of interaction or close relation to someone with cancer because his representation of a teenager in our generation is literally too perfect to be just made up. I know that many writers draw inspiration from real life experiences and can use a collection of them to create a character or situation. It's human nature to compare life situations to what we know. It only makes sense that as a writer, John would take it upon himself to find real life examples of teens and families suffering with cancer. I also recently found out there was a book written about John Green's inspiration for Hazel Grace. I didn't open it, but it said it "John Green's inspiration behind Hazel Graze" so I figured 
that was detailed enough. It only makes sense that John would have a good relationship with this person because he depicts this person with such a flawless tone of tenderness. This can't be just from his creative mind, (if he did, this man is an imaginative genius). I don't think its impossible to create a character like Hazel from just imagination but its highly difficult and I personally imagine the risk of not writing a believable character is important enough to take the time to study in order to create a believable character.