Do you feel satisfied with Hazel and Peter Van Houten's last encounter?
Definitely yes.
I feel satisfied, because it is the moment when Hazel and the reader can really understand and know Peter Van Houten. We are able to understand why he wrote An Imperial Affliction, why he was so rude when he first met Hazel and Gus, why he never read the letters of his fans and why he was and alcoholic.
This is a cathartic moment, because their first encounter was a big dissapointment, and in this one we are revealed the true self of VanHouten.
Though at first it seems that everything was doomed after Augustus's death, there are two special moments that cheered Hazel up. Describe them briefly.
Those two special moments are: when she gets to know that her mother was studying and when she found out what had been wrinting Augustus for her.
The first one cheered her up because she finally found the ending to her story. She knew that her mom was doing something else apart from taking care of her, and that when she passed away she wouldn't have an empty house.
The second moment when she is cheered up, is when she was talking to Kaitlyn and she found out where could have been the letter of Augustus. Although we don't know what happens after she reads the letter, I believe that while and after she read it she would be feeling very happy.
Express your opinion about how the book ends. Do you feel relieved it didn't finish midsentence?
I am happy because it didn't finish midsentence, which is how AIA ends. The first time I read it I wasn't very satisfied, because I wanted to know what happened after Hazel had read Augustus's letter. It hadn't finished midsentence, but I felt like if there was a part missing. Anyway, after I read it again, I understood better the ending - I mean,which was the author's intention with it.
Although I still would love that we could know Hazel's thoughts and feelings about Augustus's letter, I am very thankful for having received more of Augustus. After he dies, you know you won't "listen" to him again, but when reading his letter you get the opportunity to know more about his thoughts and feelings.