Hazel and augustus are two teenagers who share an acerbic wit a disdain for the conventional and a love that sweeps them on a journey their relationship is all the more miraculous given that hazels other constant companion is an oxygen tank gus jokes about his prosthetic leg and they meet and fall in love at a cancer support group. The fault in our stars is a novel by john greenit is his fourth solo novel and sixth novel overall it was published on january 10 2012 the title is inspired by act 1 scene 2 of shakespeares play julius caesar in which the nobleman cassius says to brutus the fault dear brutus is not in our stars but in ourselves that we are underlings. Insightful bold irreverent and raw the fault in our stars is award winning author john greens most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet brilliantly exploring the funny thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love opens in theaters on june 6 2014 today book club pick time magazines 1 fiction book of 2012. The fault in our stars is a 2014 american coming of age romance film directed by josh boone based on the 2012 novel of the same name by john green the film stars shailene woodley and ansel elgort with laura dern sam trammell nat wolff and willem dafoe playing supporting roles woodley plays hazel grace lancaster a sixteen year old cancer patient who is forced by her parents to attend a