Books like Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews reads as humorous, poignant. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Looking for Alaska

John Green · 2005

Shares the comingofage + grief thread

69% genome match

They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera · 2017

Shares the comingofage + human thread

69% genome match

I Fell in Love with Hope

Lancali · 2022

Shares the grief + comingofage thread

69% genome match

Hairstyles of the damned

Joe Meno · 2004

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Be more chill

Ned Vizzini · 2004

Shares the human + vvoice thread

69% genome match

The astonishing adventures of Fanboy & Goth Girl

Barry Lyga · 2006

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

The Haters

Jesse Andrews · 2016

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Suicide notes

Michael Thomas Ford · 2008

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Stoner & Spaz

Ronald Koertge · 2002

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match

Who I Was with Her

Nita Tyndall · 2020

Shares the human + grief thread

69% genome match

It

Stephen King · 1986

Shares the human + grief thread

69% genome match

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky · 1999

Shares the comingofage + vvoice thread

69% genome match