by Jesse Andrews
"Greg Gaines is the last master of high school espionage, able to disappear at will into any social environment. He has only one friend, Earl, and together they spend their time making movies, their own incomprehensible versions of Coppola and Herzog cult classics.
Until Greg’s mother forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel.
Rachel has been diagnosed with leukemia—-cue extreme adolescent awkwardness—-but a parental mandate has been issued and must be obeyed. When Rachel stops treatment, Greg and Earl decide the thing to do is to make a film for her, which turns into the Worst Film Ever Made and becomes a turning point in each of their lives.
And all at once Greg must abandon invisibility and stand in the spotlight."
Until Greg’s mother forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel.
Rachel has been diagnosed with leukemia—-cue extreme adolescent awkwardness—-but a parental mandate has been issued and must be obeyed. When Rachel stops treatment, Greg and Earl decide the thing to do is to make a film for her, which turns into the Worst Film Ever Made and becomes a turning point in each of their lives.
And all at once Greg must abandon invisibility and stand in the spotlight."
After finishing this book I was left with an ambivalence of emotions... I didn't know what to think. There were so many great things about it, but so many things that bothered me as well. Similarly, parts of the story made me laugh out loud, while other parts of it made me cry.
Basically, I was a mess.
Greg, the main character, is interesting to me because he's unlike any other character I'd read about before. He consciously makes an effort throughout his high school years to remain detached from any particular social group, choosing instead to float along the sidelines, loved nor hated by any. This reminds me of the feeling I had towards the book itself.
At times, Greg was hilarious, and in others, I was disgusted by some of his jokes. The humor, in these instances, felt forced to me. But then again maybe I was just looking too far into it.
Earl, on the other hand, I'm certain about. His profanity is just too explicit for me. But that's correspondent to the reader's preference.
Overall, I admire Jesse Andrews' writing style and the bluntness of his characters. However, though I did like the novel, it wasn't one of my favorites, as I found myself cringing quite often due to language or odd jokes that I couldn't relate to. Perhaps, then, I didn't fully understand what the author was trying to communicate, and that may have been why it didn't impact me very strongly.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was unlike anything I'd ever read, and I guess that's saying a lot. For that, at least, I will remember it.
Basically, I was a mess.
Greg, the main character, is interesting to me because he's unlike any other character I'd read about before. He consciously makes an effort throughout his high school years to remain detached from any particular social group, choosing instead to float along the sidelines, loved nor hated by any. This reminds me of the feeling I had towards the book itself.
At times, Greg was hilarious, and in others, I was disgusted by some of his jokes. The humor, in these instances, felt forced to me. But then again maybe I was just looking too far into it.
Earl, on the other hand, I'm certain about. His profanity is just too explicit for me. But that's correspondent to the reader's preference.
Overall, I admire Jesse Andrews' writing style and the bluntness of his characters. However, though I did like the novel, it wasn't one of my favorites, as I found myself cringing quite often due to language or odd jokes that I couldn't relate to. Perhaps, then, I didn't fully understand what the author was trying to communicate, and that may have been why it didn't impact me very strongly.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl was unlike anything I'd ever read, and I guess that's saying a lot. For that, at least, I will remember it.
3/5 stars.
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