Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Jesse Andrews
2012
I read a review on Amazon that claimed this book was "better than The Fault in Our Stars". And since I really enjoyed that book, I figured I might like this one too. They are very different books.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is narrated by a boy named Greg. He has spent his time in high school belonging to no particular crowd and being friendly towards everyone. Greg only has one real friend, Earl. They spend their free time making pretty bad films and playing video games. They only show Greg's parents their films, until they start hanging out with Rachel. Rachel is the 'dying girl'. She has leukaemia, and Greg's mom insists that he starts hanging out with her, even though he doesn't really want to. They end up becoming friends and he makes her a film. There's more to the plot than just that.
The characters were mostly believable. You could feel Greg growing into more of a three-dimensional character by the end. But because it is narrated by him, you don't really get to know the other characters as well until later on.
I really liked a couple things about this book. First being the parts told in script. And while it isn't 'real' scriptwriting, it adds to the story. I also loved the chapter titles and a lot of the character names. The chapter titles were funny and they were pleasing to look at. The whole book was just nice to look at. I love the cover.
This book differs greatly from The Fault in Our Stars though. Firstly, the narration is different. This book is narrated by a boy who does not have cancer. The Fault in Our Stars is narrated by a girl who does have cancer. Both books are good though. But I wouldn't say that one is better than the other. There are tons of other differences as well.
I give this book 3.5 stars out of 5. It was an enjoyable read, but not my absolute favourite book I have read lately.
Have you read Me and Earl and the Dying Girl? Have you read the Fault in Our Stars? What did you think about the two of them?
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