12 Problems Only John Green Fans Will Understand

11. Knowing You're Probably Going To Cry

When you pick up a John Green novel you're pretty much guaranteed a couple different things. Firstly, you'll laugh. Green's novels are known for their hilarious characters and often wacky scenarios, like a frantic chase by a possessed swan or a blind kid and his friends egging an ex-girlfriend's house.

You're also probably going to cry. See, John Green novels aren't particularly black and white. They're complex - like people €“ and complexity, like reality, can be messy. At the end of Green's novels his protagonist's often learn a valuable lesson about the world, but not without experiencing some sort of emotional trauma. That being said, not every Green novel is a tearjerker €“ but there's one in particular that stands out...