Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

by Jesse Andrews

2012•Comedy•304 pages

Taste attributes: comedyteendramalightsimplelinearenclosedunlikely connectionscoming of ageinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn intimate, simple comic novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like plain sailing over puzzles.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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2.9 / 5

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About This Book

Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ComedyTeenDramaUnlikely connectionsComing of ageInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Humorous storiesJewsLeukemiaFamily lifeHigh schoolsSchoolsFriendshipDeath

Details

Author
Jesse Andrews
Published
2012
Pages
304
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