The Fault in Our Stars
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Peter van Houten is almost always described as holding a flask or glass with alcohol in it; he uses it as a coping mechanism for the death of his daughter and his subsequent divorce.
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Medical drugs only.
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Is there pedophilia?
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Pedophilia is mentioned jokingly, though. They're coming up with funny headlines for a swing set they're selling, and Hazel says, "Vaguely Pedophilic Swingset Seeks the Butts of Children".
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Not mutilation, but a character does go blind after having to have an eye removed for medical reasons.
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Gus, one of our main characters is shown to have a prosthetic leg, but the amputation is never shown.
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It’s a common theme throughout the book considering our main character has many medical problems, mainly pertaining to her lungs.
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*MAJOR SPOILER*
Gus, one of the main protagonists, cotracts cancer and succumbs to it
Gus, one of the main protagonists, cotracts cancer and succumbs to it
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A character with cancer vomits all over themself, though it's not graphically described.
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One of the characters wets the bed
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Cancer is a major theme, and many characters have it, including the protagonists.
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Gus’s ex-girlfriend would often point to his amputated leg and call him “stumpy” because she had brain cancer and could not censor her behavior.
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Is there sexual content?
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* SPOILER *
Gus and Hazel do have sex while in Amsterdam. The scene is not graphic, though
Gus and Hazel do have sex while in Amsterdam. The scene is not graphic, though
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