Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

10 reviews

inked_in_pages's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is a first person narrative about a young high school senior as he rekindles his friendship with a young girl who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Greg Gaines writes directly to the reader about his experience with high school and navigating (or intentionally avoiding in Greg's case) the social groups that form while also navigating what it means to truly care about people in the same world. 

I loved this story so much.  I think that Jesse Andrews does a wonderful job of writing directly from the brain of a high school boy who doesn't quite fit in while making the reader laugh, cringe and maybe even shed a few tears.  Teenagers are not often faced with the mortality of their peers and the reactions that come when this happens are not always as expected...Greg's is definitely not.  I loved the hilarious dynamics between Earl and Greg.  I loved the style of writing as if it's a diary directly from Greg.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Chronic illness

butlerebecca's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Cancer, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

kshertz's review

mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This is definitely an interesting perspective of a boy in high school struggling with self acceptance while a girl who likes him dies. I’d honestly have rather heard her perspective! There was some reverent great moments but overall didn’t live up to my expectations. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Child death, and Chronic illness

lizardinhat's review

emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pretty funny book i liked it a lot. there were like two parts where i was ehhhh but overall it cancelled out imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Drug use, Alcoholism, and Medical content

Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Alcoholism

emmy621's review

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, and Biphobia

vincentedward16's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was my favorite book for a long time. But now can see how problematic book and message is. So I can see why some people hate it. The first time I readed it was 7th grade and now every time I read it I love it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, and Death

Moderate: Grief, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, and Fatphobia

Minor: Biphobia, Body shaming, and Bullying

flordemaga's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical content, and Cursing

Moderate: Bullying, Alcoholism, and Drug use

Minor: Racial slurs and Biphobia

deaqui's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, and Grief

kriti's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Grief

Minor: Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Fatphobia, and Racial slurs

teki_p's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Body shaming, and Cursing

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexism, Vomit, Fatphobia, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Biphobia, Classism, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, and Transphobia