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It's been a loooong while since I've sat and read a book cover to cover in one sitting, throughout one day, and this was the book that got me to do it again. ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL is an interesting debut novel centered on a teenage boy and the girl he (re) befriends after finding out she's dying from leukemia. I say 'interesting' because it handles the seriousness of the topic with a kind of brute honesty and a side of humor (sometimes awkward teenage boy humor) which I wasn't sure I was expecting. All around, the story didn't follow any easily identifiable trope or plot, which was refreshing for some reason (and I've read a few other stories about teens dying from illnesses, so I wouldn't necessary call them contrived either, but maybe more emotionally moving?).

In this tale, we see everything through the eyes of the narrator Greg Gaines. He's funny, but awkward, shy, and wants nothing else but to live on the fringe in a kind of unnoticeable, unregistered citizen--a kind of high school drifter who doesn't want to make waves, but also doesn't want to be entirely ignored and thus, he sort of befriends everyone--without actually befriending anyone, really. If I sound confused, it's because this book so accurately describes the microcosm of high school and it's bizarre blurred hierarchy. Greg doesn't fit into any particularly easy labels though he's a Jewish kid with siblings he almost never speaks to, one weird friend he makes (seemingly bad/misunderstood) movies with, and is painfully inept when it comes to girls. He has a fairly self-deprecating sense of humor, though you do kind of want to tell him to not be so down on himself, but for the most part, he doesn't *feel* particularly lacking in confidence (though I would not describe him as especially 'confident' by any stretch of the imagination).

But anyway, straight away, you get hooked into the story by Greg's voice. It's fairly unique and you kind of feel like you're reading his diary (if boys kept diaries). The story itself evolves and Greg grows in small, but meaningful ways through his friendship with Rachel (the 'Dying Girl' referenced in the title). Interestingly, it seems his BFF Earl is actually a bit of Touchstone for Greg--which I found surprising but simultaneously really cool because he's kind of untypical with a bit of a rough family life/backstory.

I'm finding it kind of hard to really describe how I felt about this book aside from the voice was really engaging and kept me going throughout the entire story. The story itself, while not exactly a surprise, unfolds in what feels like a natural pace and whatever expectations you might have of a book about teenagers facing death, you might find it in this, or you might not. But you will probably laugh and be at least a little charmed... it's an inexplicable connection with the story, with the character of Greg, that I'm walking away with here. After all, there's something when an author's voice can carry you from start to finish while maintaining a sort of distance that is described right at the outset: "This book contains precisely zero Important Life Lessons, or Little-Known Facts About Love, or sappy tear-jerking Moments When We Knew We Had Left Our Childhood Behind for Good, or whatever. And, unlike most books in which a girl gets cancer, there are definitely no sugary paradoxical single-sentence paragraphs that you're supposed to think are deep because they're in italics." (All of that? Truth. Yet, still a really good, really refreshing, really honest read.)


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Me Earl the Dying Girl Jesse Andrews 9781419701764 Books Reviews

A perferct book for imperfect people. Me, Earl and the Dying Girl is a gem. It not only deals with the heart-breaking issue of death and dying but also poverty, violence and coming of age at a particularly difficult time. This book also features the importance of family and true friendship. The incredible thing about the book is that it does all of these things while using the most hilarious dark humor, unpretentious dialogue and morally ambiguous characters.I laughed out loud while reading this book while still appreciated the harsh realities it portrayed. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants something a little different and is not offended by a dash of dark humor.
I had heard great reviews about the movie (which I still haven't watched) and thought well since the book is usually better than the movie I'll read it first. First couple of chapters I thought this sounds familiar mostly a rip off of the mean girls intro then the narrator a rip off of Catcher in the rye but that didn't bother me too much. Throughout the book I felt like I was reading a middle school book but with a lot of cussing. Earl was the best character yet he was a caricature, a stereotype I half expected him to bust out with yees'um and sho yo right. It might have worked if he was speaking that way to joke around but Earl spoke that way most of the time or he resorted to animalistic grunting to communicate. Besides Rachel laughing and dying we didn't get to know her but that was the point it wasn't about her- it was just some stuff that happened (re catcher in the rye.) I'll check out the movie maybe this will be the exception and it will be better than the book. It appears my opinion is in the minority here and most people loved this book so I would check it out on overdrive or borrow a copy before you buy it.
WARNING SPOILERS
Me and Earl And the Dying Girl gets a lot of backlash while books like John Green's Fault in Our Stars are praised. While Green's book may be more poetic and have a larger fan base I think this book is better. For one it doesn't romanticize cancer. This book is criticized by my friends and I think they don't understand the effect it has on me and why my take is different. I am a cancer survivor of two times and while my friends know that they don't understand where I am coming from. Fault in Our Stars is a great book if you don't have a full understanding of how cancer affects a young person's life and that is fine. But this book gives no fault pretences it is real and it is not sweet, nor is it happy the girl does not get better and the boy does not fall for her in the end and it is still a good story in a good book.
Greg Gaines has spent his high school career not fitting into any group. Along with his buddy Earl they film movies based on favorites they've watched with his dad. All of this changes at the start of his senior year when his mom asks him to befriend a girl dying from leukemia. I wasn't sure about reading this book as I lost my own sister from leukemia, but this was well worth the read! Recommended by two friends I decided to buy it with a gift card I received for Christmas. I devoured it in a few hours.

The book is written in first person with Greg as the narrator. He often writes as if he's writing a movie script which makes sense because of his love of filmmaking. I like how all the characters develop. You don't get every aspect of them all at once. They slowly unfold. Each character is very well fleshed out.

This book isn't your typical syrupy soap opera-type story about death with a fairytale ending. This story is much more true to life. I liked the realness of it.

Definitely recommend for high schoolers and older. There is a lot of cussing, but if you've worked with high school students it fits perfectly. There is also a scene where Greg and Earl eat food tainted with marijuana (complete accident...seriously) and talk about other drugs.
It's been a loooong while since I've sat and read a book cover to cover in one sitting, throughout one day, and this was the book that got me to do it again. ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL is an interesting debut novel centered on a teenage boy and the girl he (re) befriends after finding out she's dying from leukemia. I say 'interesting' because it handles the seriousness of the topic with a kind of brute honesty and a side of humor (sometimes awkward teenage boy humor) which I wasn't sure I was expecting. All around, the story didn't follow any easily identifiable trope or plot, which was refreshing for some reason (and I've read a few other stories about teens dying from illnesses, so I wouldn't necessary call them contrived either, but maybe more emotionally moving?).

In this tale, we see everything through the eyes of the narrator Greg Gaines. He's funny, but awkward, shy, and wants nothing else but to live on the fringe in a kind of unnoticeable, unregistered citizen--a kind of high school drifter who doesn't want to make waves, but also doesn't want to be entirely ignored and thus, he sort of befriends everyone--without actually befriending anyone, really. If I sound confused, it's because this book so accurately describes the microcosm of high school and it's bizarre blurred hierarchy. Greg doesn't fit into any particularly easy labels though he's a Jewish kid with siblings he almost never speaks to, one weird friend he makes (seemingly bad/misunderstood) movies with, and is painfully inept when it comes to girls. He has a fairly self-deprecating sense of humor, though you do kind of want to tell him to not be so down on himself, but for the most part, he doesn't *feel* particularly lacking in confidence (though I would not describe him as especially 'confident' by any stretch of the imagination).

But anyway, straight away, you get hooked into the story by Greg's voice. It's fairly unique and you kind of feel like you're reading his diary (if boys kept diaries). The story itself evolves and Greg grows in small, but meaningful ways through his friendship with Rachel (the 'Dying Girl' referenced in the title). Interestingly, it seems his BFF Earl is actually a bit of Touchstone for Greg--which I found surprising but simultaneously really cool because he's kind of untypical with a bit of a rough family life/backstory.

I'm finding it kind of hard to really describe how I felt about this book aside from the voice was really engaging and kept me going throughout the entire story. The story itself, while not exactly a surprise, unfolds in what feels like a natural pace and whatever expectations you might have of a book about teenagers facing death, you might find it in this, or you might not. But you will probably laugh and be at least a little charmed... it's an inexplicable connection with the story, with the character of Greg, that I'm walking away with here. After all, there's something when an author's voice can carry you from start to finish while maintaining a sort of distance that is described right at the outset "This book contains precisely zero Important Life Lessons, or Little-Known Facts About Love, or sappy tear-jerking Moments When We Knew We Had Left Our Childhood Behind for Good, or whatever. And, unlike most books in which a girl gets cancer, there are definitely no sugary paradoxical single-sentence paragraphs that you're supposed to think are deep because they're in italics." (All of that? Truth. Yet, still a really good, really refreshing, really honest read.)