The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
Two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group fall in love and wrestle with what a short life can still mean. Funny, tender, and heartbreaking. Read the full description
Best for: Teens and adults who like emotional stories
The Fault in Our Stars is #52 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 64 out of 100.
The Fault in Our Stars: reading interest over the past 12 months
Sources: Open Library’s public reading-log and ratings data (dump of 2026-08-31), Wikipedia page views and Wikidata. Monthly counts are exact; they show relative interest among readers of these public sources, not total readership.
Ranked against the other books on this list, The Fault in Our Stars’s reading interest has run from #40 to #82 over these 12 months. Interest rank blends shelf adds, Wikipedia page views and rating activity, each compared with the other 99 books that month.
Shelf adds by month
The Fault in Our Stars was added to Open Library readers’ shelves 569 times in the past 12 months, peaking in January 2026 with 65 (37% above its monthly average of 47). Over the latest three months (Jun 2026 to Aug 2026) shelf adds were down 36% on the three months before. 83% of the adds were “want to read”, 9% “currently reading” and 8% “already read”.
Want to read Currently reading Already read
Wikipedia page views
Its Wikipedia article was viewed 343,614 times in the past 12 months, peaking in June 2026 with 32,891 views. The latest three months were up 15% on the three before.
Source: Wikimedia monthly page views for the article The Fault in Our Stars.
Adaptations
- The Fault in Our Stars (film), 2014
Adaptations are listed from Wikidata; a release date near a rise in the charts above is context, not proof of a cause.
Awards and honours listed on Wikidata: Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo.
What the data says about The Fault in Our Stars
- Moderate swings. Monthly shelf adds averaged 47 with some ups and downs.
- Busiest and quietest months. January 2026 was its busiest month (65 adds), about 3.6 times its quietest, August 2026 (18).
- Attention and shelf adds move independently. Its Wikipedia views and its shelf adds did not rise and fall together over these 12 months (correlation -0.31).
- Share of the list. It accounts for 0.5% of all shelf adds recorded for the Top 100 over these 12 months, #65 of 100.
- Its age. First published in 2010 (16 years ago), it is older than 42% of the books on the list.
Each finding is computed from the public data above and shown only when the numbers support it.
The Fault in Our Stars on the Top 100: rank history
First charted in September 2026. The chart gains a point with every monthly update, so its peak, climbs and falls will show here as they happen.
| Month | Rank | Score |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #52 | 64 |
Is The Fault in Our Stars rising or falling?
Cooling It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level.
On Open Library, The Fault in Our Stars ranks #124 this week, #129 this month, and #85 over the past year. A longer bar means a higher position. Comparing the three windows shows whether readers are arriving faster than the book's long-term pace. Readings as of 2026-09-30.
Why The Fault in Our Stars made the Top 100
The Fault in Our Stars made the list mainly on being read right now (+19.7 points) and momentum (+19.1 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0). The BookWard Score blends five public signals, each scored from 0 to 100 and weighted as shown.
The reading-now, rating and rank signals come from Open Library’s public data, not from BookWard’s own readers. The score measures reading interest, not quality or sales. How the score works.
Open Library reader stats for The Fault in Our Stars
Source: Open Library public reading logs, as of 2026-09-30. BookWard’s own monthly snapshots are added to the picture, and anonymous BookWard reader data will be layered in as the community grows.
More readers have The Fault in Our Stars open right now than 61% of the other books on this list. These counts come from one public source, so they show relative interest rather than total readership.
Where it sits among Young adult books
It is #5 of the 13 Young adult books on this month’s list.
About The Fault in Our Stars
Two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group fall in love and wrestle with what a short life can still mean. Funny, tender, and heartbreaking.
Why it’s here: It is the YA novel readers hand to friends with a box of tissues.
Best for: Teens and adults who like emotional stories
At a glance
- First published
- 2012-01-10
- Genre
- Young adult
- Also described as
- young adult fiction, romantic fiction
- Length
- about 318 pages (the median across its editions)
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- editions in 12 languages listed on Open Library
- Editions
- 80 on Open Library
- Setting
- Amsterdam, Indianapolis
- Awards and honours
- Premio Bartolomé Hidalgo
From Open Library and Wikidata public records. Missing rows mean the records do not list that fact.
Themes
- Young love and illness
- Mortality
- Meaning
What reading it is like
Witty, bittersweet teen romance narrated by a sixteen-year-old with cancer.
At about 318 pages it is a longer read: roughly 6 hours at an average reading pace (about 250 words a minute, 300 words a page). Audiobook and edition lengths vary.
Good to know
Deals with terminal illness and death.
The premise
Hazel, a teenager living with cancer, meets Augustus at a support group. They fall in love and travel to Amsterdam to meet the author of Hazel's favorite book.
What you’ll get
- A witty, emotional love story
- Honest talk about illness
- A tearjerker
You might skip it if you find stories about illness too sad.
Pairs well with: Girl in Pieces · The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Keep exploring the chart
Also on the chart at #51 and #53
Questions about The Fault in Our Stars
What rank is The Fault in Our Stars on the Top 100 books?
The Fault in Our Stars is #52 on BookWard's Top 100 books for September 2026, with a BookWard Score of 64 out of 100.
Is The Fault in Our Stars rising or falling?
Cooling. It ranks lower this week than over the past year, so interest is softening from its recent level. On Open Library, The Fault in Our Stars ranks #124 this week, #129 this month, and #85 over the past year.
Why is The Fault in Our Stars on the Top 100?
The Fault in Our Stars made the list mainly on being read right now (+19.7 points) and momentum (+19.1 points). Its smallest contribution is rising (+0).
How many people are reading The Fault in Our Stars right now?
Open Library's reading logs show 353 readers currently reading The Fault in Our Stars, 3,805 who want to read it and 380 who have logged it as read (as of 2026-09-30). These are counts from one public source, not all readers.
How much interest has The Fault in Our Stars had over the past year?
569 Open Library shelf adds in the past 12 months (peak January 2026, 65); latest three months down 36% on the prior three; 343,614 Wikipedia views in the past 12 months (up 15% over the latest three months); Adaptations on Wikidata: The Fault in Our Stars (2014). Figures come from Open Library and Wikipedia public data.
Who is The Fault in Our Stars best for?
Teens and adults who like emotional stories.
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How we know
This page is built from public data: Open Library’s dated reading-log and ratings dumps, Wikipedia page views, Wikidata, and BookWard’s own monthly Top 100 snapshots. The interest rank blends shelf adds (45%), Wikipedia page views (30%), rating activity (10%) and, for months where a snapshot exists, BookWard’s own score (15%), each as a percentile among the Top 100 books. Every month shown is real data; nothing is estimated. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Last updated September 2026. Read the full methodology.
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