A review by orionsleftfoot
This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl by Lori Earl, Wayne Earl, Esther Earl
1.0
Reading this instantly reminded me how strongly I dislike John Green.
The very first sentence drug that feeling out of the forgotten recesses of my mind; “[Everything] began, as so many great love stories do, at a Harry Potter convention.” And seeing pictures of him hanging out with a bunch of girls less than half his age....while describing how “grown up” they are were....disgusting. I would never be okay with my teen daughter Skype calling an adult man she met at a con, regardless of how famous he was.
And the way he talks about her.....Everything he says about Esther relates right back to himself. It’s like he takes pride in the fact the last thing she did was help make a video for his 30-whatever-th birthday.
And I don’t care how much he denies it, FiOS did, at least in part, capitalize on this poor girl’s death. “She died and I realized teenagers weren’t all that bad! Let’s write her story and tweak some of it so it’s not obvious!”
Furthermore, there’s no reason for this book to exist beyond contributing to Green’s fame, and the popularity of FiOS. It’s a scrapbook. A scrapbook of blog posts, video transcripts, and personal dairy entries. Personal dairy entries of a dying teenage girl.
I hope, wherever Esther is, she’s made peace with that fact her parents published something so personal.
The very first sentence drug that feeling out of the forgotten recesses of my mind; “[Everything] began, as so many great love stories do, at a Harry Potter convention.” And seeing pictures of him hanging out with a bunch of girls less than half his age....while describing how “grown up” they are were....disgusting. I would never be okay with my teen daughter Skype calling an adult man she met at a con, regardless of how famous he was.
And the way he talks about her.....Everything he says about Esther relates right back to himself. It’s like he takes pride in the fact the last thing she did was help make a video for his 30-whatever-th birthday.
And I don’t care how much he denies it, FiOS did, at least in part, capitalize on this poor girl’s death. “She died and I realized teenagers weren’t all that bad! Let’s write her story and tweak some of it so it’s not obvious!”
Furthermore, there’s no reason for this book to exist beyond contributing to Green’s fame, and the popularity of FiOS. It’s a scrapbook. A scrapbook of blog posts, video transcripts, and personal dairy entries. Personal dairy entries of a dying teenage girl.
I hope, wherever Esther is, she’s made peace with that fact her parents published something so personal.