The story follows Greg Gaines, an awkward, self-deprecating high school senior who tries to stay under the radar by being friendly with everyone but close to no one — except his only “co-worker” Earl, with whom he makes weird, low-budget parodies of classic films. Greg’s carefully maintained invisibility is disrupted when his mother forces him to rekindle a childhood friendship with Rachel Kushner, a girl recently diagnosed with leukemia.
Reluctantly, Greg and Earl try to cheer Rachel up by letting her watch their terrible movies, and eventually they decide to make one just for her. The novel — and film — balance absurd humor and heartbreak as Greg navigates the messiness of mortality, friendship, and his own fear of emotional honesty.
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