Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl book cover

This novel, written by Jesse Andrews was pretty cool. The story revolves around Greg, a filmmaking aficionado who recreates (or tries to) movies with his only friend Earl. He has always been invisible in high school, avoiding groups and blending in with everybody. All changes when his childhood friend, Rachel, gets leukemia and his mother coerces him into hanging out with her. They become friends, along with Earl and they show her their movies. This had never happened before. Rachel stops her treatment so they make The Worst Film Ever Made for her. Meeting Rachel and doing that film changed their lives and their college decisions.

I liked this book, it gave me an existential crisis but I liked it. It was easy and fast paced, also the vocabulary made it even easier to read. It was really interesting how the type of narrative changed constantly. From regular conversation to bullet points to libretto form. It made the novel an easier read. Also, Greg's character is quite interesting. His goal is to be invisible, he likes movies, he makes constant jokes to avoid being serious but above all I love how he became honest with Rachel and not only did he make jokes but he liked talking to her. I also enjoyed how throughout the book he said they weren't friends but when Rachel was in a critical state he went to see her and you could see how he would miss her when she was gone. The book was great, Andrews took a good story and developed it without needing romance. I think it was really important to make them just friends.

4.5/5 stars for this one.