Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

4 reviews

emmysforeverbooked's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

I really wanted to enjoy this book. I really wanted it to make me feel like a kid again and experience all those emotions and feelings I had when I was 12 (the age i would've been when books like this were popular).

All in all, if you can look past inappropriate jokes that were accepted at the time (i.e. one of the main characters being stereotyped, lots of sexual innuendos, and a biphobic comment or two), this book could be fun for someone in their early teens. But for a 20 year old who reads books that are much more advanced than this, it just didn't hit for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, and Cursing

Moderate: Racism and Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, and Medical content

tea_kettle's review against another edition

funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.0

some weird vibes. it’s written from a teenager’s perspective, and it made me uncomfortable at times. the ways earl’s family is portrayed feels vaguely problematic, as well as others parts that feel like micro-agressions (namely when they try pho for the second time). the protagonist constantly shits on himself, and it’s a little annoying. 
all that aside, it was an okay book; i liked the story, it was just a weird read. i suppose that makes it more accurate to the high school experience, makes it more “sincere”. i was not a fan, but i don’t regret reading it. the formatting was fun, and it was easy to get through. i do regret rereading it; it’s been a few years, and it was worse than i remembered.. this will be getting donated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Violence, Cancer, and Drug use

Moderate: Abandonment, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, War, Cannibalism, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts

sprucewillow's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Child death, Cancer, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Physical abuse, Drug use, and Biphobia

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