This Star Won't Go Out, 12/13

Esther Earl is an amazing inspiration. Although I did not get the chance to finish the book within this semester at school, I will be continuing my read and finish this book. 

I love reading Esther's writing so much. She is so wise to have only been 13-15 years old, and it's a shame she was only granted that short term here on Earth. Esther mentions truthfully how she feels to her journal. She viewed her books she wrote in as a person, she was an open book, spilled her feelings through the tip of a pen. She spoke of whether she felt depressed, great or just okay. 

Esther Earl was a great young woman and I hope her story will continue spreading throughout the world. Her legacy, "Star," will not go out as she will continue being the root of so many inspirations.

As I have not reached my desired reading checkpoint within This Star Won't Go Out, I will eventually get to the ending after stressing over exams so much. But as for now, This Star surely will not go out.

This Star Won't Go Out, 12/2

This Star Won't Go Out, by Esther Earl. Many of my peers have read The Fault in Our Stars, or at least seen the movie. John Green, a best selling author was very close friends with Esther Earl. As those of you may know, TFIOS is about two lovers who have cancer but the story isn't about their cancer. Esther Earl was who John Green dedicated TFIOS to, and who spiked some inspiration to the writer in writing TFIOS.

I chose This Star Won't Go Out for my nonfiction genre book because I have a deep interest in John Green. I find his writings so interesting and intriguing. I knew somewhat about Esther Earl, but as I continue reading this book of her journal entries, friends and family writings including various other entries, I have learned more in depth about this amazing lady and her journey.

Esther has Thyroid Cancer. She was diagnosed before Thanksgiving, and has been on a roller coaster going up and down. She gets sick, gets well, worse, better, really well, terrible, great, okay, good. For her age of about 13, she is very wise. She met John Green at a Harry Potter convention, and the two kept in touch ever since. 

This book, is, in my opinion one of the most inspiring I have read. Esther is sick, she has been for a few years, but she goes about her life while focusing not on her cancer. Her Internet friends weren't aware of her sickness until further into their relationships. In Esther's journal entries, she talks about how her day went, anything funny or terrible that happened and so much more. Some pages of the book include drawings, others entries, other updates from a blog made by Lori and Wayne Earl, her parents, to keep friends and family updated on how Esther is. Though I am roughly half way through this book, I'd rate it five stars out of five stars and would recommend it to anyone reading this post.