Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

by Jesse Andrews

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Typical teenager trying to stay under the radar in high school - that's what Greg Gaines is. Well, that's what he was until his mom forced him to hang out with a dying girl. Greg becomes incredibly noticed then. By everyone in the school.

I loved this book. While sometimes I can't seem to connect with the main character of a young adult novel, that wasn't the case with this novel.

All of the characters were very well written, and I applaud Jesse Andrews for making them all so likable. Even with Greg's selfish attitude throughout the novel, I thought he was being a typical teenager. He was dealing with something that he'd never had to before, and with Rachel only being an acquaintance in the beginning, it was hard for him to sympathize.

Andrews' writing style was something that I also enjoyed immensely. He made me laugh regularly, but by the end, I had a constant stream of tears. When novels can evoke the emotions out of me that the MC is going through, I believe the author has done his or her job.

And Jesse Andrews did it amazingly.