Carrot Risotto and The Fault in Our Stars

from bookcooker

Every once in a while (and lately, more often) a book labelled for "young adults" breaks through to the "adult" reading world and becomes a must read.  Perhaps this started with Harry Potter, continued with Twilight, Hunger Games, Divergent.  For the most part the YA books I always here about are series, are fantasy of some way.  

The Fault in Our Stars is a YA book that has broken through but is different - it is just one time thing, and rather than taking place is some futuristic world or have teenagers changing into werewolves, it is firmly grounded in reality - the sad reality of kids with cancer.  While it may seem callous, if you haven't read the book, to make some sort of food associated with a book about kids with cancer, John Green treats the subject with the seriousness it deserves, but also with wit, whimsy, romance and humor.  The book is a tearjerker, no doubt, but it is also an eye opener that shows tragedy is not one dimensional.  

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