Review: Me, Earl & the Dying Girl

Well hey- yeah, so it's been a while, huh? My sister actually reminded me I should be doing this.  And maybe she will even join in the fun if I'm lucky- that would be great, right? Fingers crossed. Perhaps there will even be some reviews from the past year that I'll remember to come in & post, but in the meantime, I just finished reading Me, & Earl & the Dying Girl, by Jesse Andrews so I thought the responsible bloggity thing to do would be to toss in a review, right?

If I'm being perfectly honest I got this book from the library because a) the library recommended it to me b) I liked the cover & c) I thought the title was clever.  Basically, I downloaded it knowing nothing about it except for those three things, but mostly I liked the cover. 

And truly, the book is okay- certainly not spectacular, but okay.  Some of the characters are entertaining, there were occasional moments where I even laughed out loud (though those were few) & most of the time, I agree with our main character Greg- he needs to be punched in the eye.  I really did not enjoy all the self-deprecating commentary which makes up a vast majority of the book. 

The story itself is somewhat interesting, but the style of writing grated on my very last nerve. One of the first books in a while that made me say, "yup, I'm too grown up to read this."  My high school self, however, might have really enjoyed this book.

I think I can hear my grey hairs celebrating as I act my age...