What Makes Someone Want to Recommend a Book? - The Fault in Our Stars Response

I am reading The Fault in Our Stars by John Green for outside reading. It was recommended to me by many people. Now that I have read half of it, I can see exactly what compelled them to recommend it to me. Green's book includes so many relatable topics but even more topics or experiences that I could never imagine happening to me.  

My best friend, Hannah, recommended it to me this past summer. Her dad was diagnosed with cancer in his arm and kidney.  Hannah was exposed to Cancer and the possibility of losing her dad all the time. She could understand how the children and friends of cancer patients feel. She loved reading The Fault In Our Stars because she could relate. She recommended it to me because my grandmas both were diagnosed in the same year. 

My friend, Emma, recommended it because it is realistic. She likes it because it isn't a "stupid love story." Everything isn't happy and fake, bad things happen. Life goes on. She said it was "real life relatable." 

"The Fault In Our Stars" by John Green

6 hours 

(read on kindle) I read 50%