At end of the book, they included a collection of fragments of stories she had worked on, showing off the budding writer’s talent.

Some of the pages are colored orange and green, and the entries are littered with photos of Esther, whether it’s just herself or with various people, copies of her writing, and her artwork. Also included are memories from her friends from Catitude, an online group dedicated to Nerdfighteria (the online community of the vlogbrothers), Harry Potter, ending World Suck, and much much more. The book is comprised of her journal and blog entries and letters she wrote to her parents, along with her parent’s entries to a CaringBridge account they set up when Esther had a close call in 2008. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2006 and passed away in 2010. This Star Won’t Go Out tells the story of Esther Grace Earl, through her own words and through the words of those that loved her. I wanted to learn more about the girl that inspired John to finish TFiOS, so when the time came I requested a copy at my library to read. I watched some of her YouTube videos, which were funny, endearing, and bittersweet. He made mention of Esther and her book, and I became interested, going online to try and learn more. I heard about this book through John Green’s video posts on his vlogbrothers YT channel. But as I learned in this book, that life, however brief, was a life well-lived. I feel like Esther would have been someone I could have been friends with, and it saddens me that her life was cut short by something as lame as cancer. This Star Won’t Go Out gave me a look into the life of a pretty awesome girl and the network of people, both IRL (in real life) and online, that supported and loved her. Or do nothing with the people that make you happy.” Wise words and impressive ones at that, considering they’re from a fourteen year old. “ Just be happy, and if you can’t be happy, do things that make you happy.

This Star Won't Go Out by Esther Earl