Greg Gaines has mastered the high school social system. He knows how exactly to be friendly with everybody without falling into any specific groups. He has only one real friend, Earl, with whom he makes secret parody-like films that they do not show to anyone. That it, until Greg's old childhood friend Rachel is diagnosed with leukemia and Greg's mother forces him to visit and befriend her again. Things don't always go as planned and Rachel discovers and falls in love with the films that Greg and Earl made. The two boys decide to give her a film made just for her. But things prove to be more difficult than expected, and everything changes for Greg. 
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 4.5 
 SO BIZARRE! So, so, so bizarre. But, in a good way! I mean, it was weird. Like REALLY weird, and yet I really enjoyed it. I literally could not put it down. It was sort of addictive, which I liked. 
 And it was so raw, so real. I felt like I knew the characters, and they were SO well developed. And the plot... well, it was interesting. VERY different from anything else I have ever read, which I really loved. So many books have such similar storylines, but this one was so refreshing. I find most books that feature a teenager dying from some sort of disease or illness also includes a romance, but this one didn't. Don't get me wrong, I love romance, but it's nice to have something new. 
 Not to mention the book was absolutely hilarious! I was literally dying of laughter at least once every few pages! Greg's narration was just so odd and wonderful, while being very realistic and honest, which was what I really loved about him. 
 My only complaint (which is only sort of a complaint really) is that Earl was really grossing me out sometimes. And his language was a bit over the top. That kind of thing doesn't usually bother me THAT much, but this was just insane! Every other word that came out of his mouth was an f-bomb! Is that seriously necessary? My initial answer was no, of course not! He could've gotten his point across without all the swearing. But now that I've finished the book, I actually find that I'm sort of happy it was like that because it somehow made his character that much more real. I think that it really put a lot of depth to him. I mean, the author could have cut it down a tad bit, but I think without it, Earl would be lacking character. He wouldn't be as realistic. He'd be kind of... boring. 
 I will definitely be watching the movie very soon! Can't wait!!! 
 And I also plan on reading some more of Jesse Andrews' books once they come out. Overall, this was a great book and I can't wait to see what else he comes up with.