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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

> I understand people's criticisms of it, and I even agree with some of them, but I also think a lot of those people mocking it haven't really had to deal with loss yet.

You can dislike it without having this experience. I've lost several people due to random illnesses/accidents (including a parent when I was eight) and I don't like this book (and yes, I've read it - I haven't seen the film).

I really just wanted to comment to challenge this notion because "loss" is not a small thing that only a few experience and that somehow if you dislike the book it indicates you've never experienced loss.

[sabotabby]

I didn't say it was. I said that a lot of the criticisms I've seen are from people who haven't had experiences with mortality, and are mocking the cheesy lines or criticizing John Green as a writer/person/internet presence. (Which, by all means people are free to do! And I find some of the former funny and the latter legit.) I've also seen criticism from a thyroid cancer patient who disliked its lack of realism, which is an experience I haven't had and can't speak to.

However, it resonated with my own experiences of loss and facing death, and many other people's. No one is saying that anyone has to like it for any reason.