I saw no redeeming qualities in this book and I tend to agree with the author;he had no idea what he was doing when he wrote it. The character development was at best stereotypical cliches, Earl in particular. Rachel, the "girl" in the title who has cancer, was basically a footnote to the story and I don't think I learned one single thing about her. I don't need to cry or have some great revelation about her cancer, but I would like to know what the author was trying to get the reader to understand. Finally, Greg is character that has zero redeeming qualities. He did excel at having a sucky personality and a grating sense of humor. I would not recommend this book to anyone and I am glad that I didn't spend a penny to read it.