I won’t see TFiOS

I was determined not to read this book or see this movie. I hate tearjerkers, I just won’t do it. Then I find out today that it’s set  in Indianapolis, and that author John Green is from Indianapolis, lives in Broad Ripple near where I grew up, near where many scenes in my book take place and realize I have to support a home town author! It’s a dilemma. I did read a blurb, and yes the dialog seems sharp and witty. The girl seems interesting, but no, I’m just not going to get invested.

My friends in Indianapolis tell me that there are all kinds of locations in Indianapolis in the book. It would be like visiting back there. All the kids like the book, they’ve given it a call sign, TFiOS, which must mean something. Many of the young readers say it has replaced Hunger Games in their affections, so that’s a positive. Well okay then, I’ll read the book, John Green, because it looks like you’re a fabulous writer, and I’d like to visit home. But that doesn’t mean I’m seeing the movie. I don’t cry in public.