I understand where some people may love this, but I'm just not one of them. The story is decent, but it feels sparse in any development. While the titular "Earl" is a fantastic supporting character, the rest were fleeting, forgettable, and rather annoying. The novel almost entirely relies on it's voice and humor, which is perfectly fine for 50 pages, but quickly loses all of its appeal. Now, I generally feel like a good ending can save a book, and was holding out hope for this. But the last 100 pages, while they had their moments, were utterly disappointing. So what I had was a disappointing, underdeveloped book with random humor and an irritating voice. EARL IS STILL AWESOME! But save for that one character, I can't find anything else to recommend.