Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
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Jesse Andrews
The New York Times bestseller that inspired the Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning film. The funniest book you’ll ever read about death. It is a universally acknowledged truth that high school sucks. But on the first day of his senior year, Greg Gaines thinks he’s figured it out. The answer to the basic existential question: How is it possible to exist in a place that sucks so bad? His strategy: remain at the periphery at all times. Keep an insanely low profile. Make mediocre films with the one person who is even sort of his friend, Earl.This plan works for exactly eight hours. Then Greg’s mom forces him to become friends with a girl who has cancer. This brings about the destruction of Greg’s entire life.“Mr. Andrews’ often hilarious teen dialogue is utterly convincing, and his characters are compelling. Greg’s random sense of humor, terrible self-esteem and general lack of self-awareness all ring true. Like many YA authors, Mr. Andrews blends humor and pathos with true skill, but he steers clear of tricky resolutions and overt life lessons, favoring incremental understanding and growth.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“One need only look at the chapter titles (‘Let’s Just Get This Embarrassing Chapter Out of the Way’) to know that this is one funny book.” —Booklist (starred review)“Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Author
Jesse Andrews
Pages
308
Publisher
Abrams
Published Date
2012-03-15
ISBN
161312306X 9781613123065
Ratings
Google: 4.5
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"DNF @ pg 58<br/><br/>I just generally didn’t like the main character. The only person he was nice to was himself. He had sort of a snooty demeanor especially when describing other people. He stereotyped EVERYONE and got really homophobic. <br/><br/>I don’t think the story could improve, with this guy narrating. I’ve got plenty other books with more interesting MCs to read about. I’m not willing to force myself through this one today.<br/><br/>(I’ve hit a lot of DNFs lately while going through my tbr shelf. It’s honestly disappointing.)"
"This was unexpected. I picked it up because the cover caught my eye. I really loved it. It was interesting how we follow with the main character through points of his life. We learn about his personality and thoughts and how he becomes who he is. And the theme of death is treated with respect but also with realism."
"DNF. Actually liked it well enough as a plot; there was just too much language for me to fully enjoy it or feel like I can recommend it to others. "
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Mike Byers
"This book was pretty good. It was a super fast read - I did it in a day. It was a little disappointing because I thought it was gonna be really sad but it wasn’t. "
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