Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

6 reviews

juan_adhd_reading's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.5

It was fine. I really liked the format of the book, and how sometimes it changed to a script, bullet notes, etc. I think the way it’s written made it incredibly easy to read and finish quickly. I mean, it’s probably one of the fastest books I’ve read this year, and it provided a well needed break from the fantasy books I was reading before. 

The thing is, I didn’t really liked the characters that much. And I get that Greg is not supposed to be a good protagonist, because this is at its heart, a subversion of the typical John Green sickly girl YA romance. But still, it kind of got tiring and a bit cringy at times. I think whether you like this book or not depends a lot on whether you find Greg funny. I didn’t really get it. His jokes were really childish and gross, more something I would expect from a 12 year old, but maybe I’m just getting too old for this kind of YA. Idk. Some of the jokes were borderline racist, homophobic or misogynistic in some way, which some might say it was the culture at the time, but is still no excuse.

Anyway, I still suggest giving it a chance, especially if you’re a fan of John Green but are looking for something different. I’m still gonna watch the movie, see how that goes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer and Drug use

Minor: Biphobia, Toxic friendship, Body shaming, and Homophobia

koplomps's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

0.5

What a douche of a main character and a fucked up best friend. The way they talked about their fellow female students was disgusting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Sexism, Biphobia, Child death, Cursing, Violence, Racism, Bullying, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug use, Abandonment, Body shaming, Body horror, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Racial slurs

Minor: Fatphobia and Toxic friendship

nicnacsmom's review

fast-paced

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

3.0

Felt like the writing was all over the place. I get the premise, and it wasn't difficult to follow, but it was distracting & a bit boring. I never found myself getting sucked into the story or attached to any of the characters. It felt like it was all surface & not enough depth. There were some amusing excerpts, but otherwise this novel just didn't do anything for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racial slurs, and Sexism

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Toxic friendship

arionthemoon's review

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

I didn't find it enjoyable. ¾ of the book was quite boring and the style of writing is not for me. 

The amount of stereotypes, racism and homophobic comments made it hard to enjoy. 

I wish it went more in depth with Rachels story, the end was disappointing "she died" and that was it? It could've beed done better.

I wouldn't reread it. As for recommending it, I would say no but you may find it more enjoyable read than I did. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Cancer

Minor: Homophobia

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

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