The cover of this book is slightly misleading... I thought (I don't know why, maybe because the movie poster also looks so sunny) that this book would be funny and lighthearted. I was (kind of) wrong. It was extremely funny in parts of the book, mainly because of the language of Alex, the main character. However, the further I got into the book, the sadder it got. One minute I would be laughing, the next I would be crying. By no means is it a bad thing that this book made me cry. In fact, it is the mark of a great book if it makes me cry. It was very emotional and the book is full of characters who are sad but extremely profound. I absolutely loved this book!