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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Revised Edition), by Jesse Andrews

11 reviews

nisanre's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This book was irreverent, ridiculous, and hilarious. The number of times I laughed out loud. More of a 4.25. Greg is an excellent narrator with a great, clear voice. A great filler book.

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briarsreviews's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is such a unique read with it's mix of story telling in typical paragraph format but also in screen-writing/script format.

This book hit hard. My Dad had the same kind of cancer "The Dying Girl" has and I honestly didn't realize this was going to be a book with cancer in it. Yeah, I should have known (what else was a teenager likely going to die from?), but boy... This one hit right in the heart.

Regardless, this is an interesting contemporary tale of friends making memories together. It's a tough read emotionally, and it's kind of "make the best of what you can" kind of story. There's incredible sarcasm and horrible humour, and also lots of introspection near the end of when death really hits you. You can tell this book is just about kids in a really crappy situation.

Don't expect a love story. This is just a book about kids being kids.

Three out of five stars.

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_mya_'s review against another edition

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dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Weird sometimes too much in my opinion. I enjoyed the last few chapters. I thought the writing could've been better.

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lizardinhat's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pretty funny book i liked it a lot. there were like two parts where i was ehhhh but overall it cancelled out imo

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ohanaaa's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Out of the majority of fiction stories I've read, this one felt the most raw, human, and relatable. No cheesiness, no sugarcoating, no nothing... just cutting the crap and being as straightforward and blunt as it can (with some wonderful humor sprinkled in). A really good story.

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vincentedward16's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was my favorite book for a long time. But now can see how problematic book and message is. So I can see why some people hate it. The first time I readed it was 7th grade and now every time I read it I love it.

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_roctopus_'s review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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I feel really conflicted about this book and my enjoyment of it so the easiest way I can write a review and get all of my feelings out is a numbered lists of features and how I felt about them. (No nice flowing paragraphs today!)

1) Overall it was pretty funny, but I agree with some reviewers that the constant "this book is so bad and I'm just so stupid" attitude of narration did not work for me. I didn't mind it in general, but it was way overused in my opinion.

2) I do not like Earl. I don't really like Greg much either, but Earl really bothered me. I get that they are teenage boys, but the constant objectification and frankly gross conversations about sex really made me question my choice to read this book. On top of that, I really, really hate the biphobic comments made by Earl and I believe there may have been some transphobia too, but I don't specifically remember. I also did not like the constant use of "gay" as an insult or the frequency of the f-slur. I know that some people, especially teen boys say things like that, but it bothers me a lot.

3) The constant reminder of how "this is not a deep story about death and love" annoyed me because it was true. There was nothing really emotional about this book except for when Greg is crying in the hospital just wanting Rachel to wake up. Now, I completely understand that not everyone is going to get a profound new look at life when someone they know dies (I certainly haven't), but I felt so detached from the struggles and situations in the book which disappointed me. A story can be told with realistic characters and reactions while still having an emotional connection. Greg didn't need to have this life change after Rachel's death, but I would have liked to see him care more about her, but that's just my personal opinion.

4) I liked the quick pacing of the book and it was a fun read.

5) I liked the first half of the book more then the second half solely because I felt there should have been more happening in the second part, but it was just more of the same.

6) I am going to watch the movie because the trailer for that looks like more of what I wanted this to be and I will update this review and let you know my brief thoughts comparatively in case you feel the same as I did.

7) Despite me talking about everything I didn't like, I did overall like this book and it was an enjoyable read, just these issues took me out of the book at times.

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