This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Jun 23, 2019 Gabrielle S rated it it was ok

Being negative about this book is hard because Esther Earl died of cancer as a teenager. I do think that she could have been a good writer if she'd had time to develop her skills. Her short story fragments were decent. I understand that the online community was a huge part of her life and I understand why the Skype chat and the messages were included. I have been a member of a message board for fourteen years now. What I can say is that not only are in jokes only funny to the people in the know ...more

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Feb 15, 2014 Erin rated it it was amazing

Cancer sucks. And it took the life of someone way too early. Yet, Esther has left the world with a message. A must read (and make sure you have tissues handy)

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Dec 24, 2014 Gayle rated it liked it

I'm not sure why I thought it would be a good idea to read this book, based on my thoughts/feelings of reading a 'story' specifically about cancer. I try to avoid those stories. Having said that, what made me stop part-way thru this book was a question that I felt horrible actually asking in my head..."what makes one cancer experience/life/story more book-worthy than any other?" I could not continue, based solely on my personal and gut-wrenching experiences.
(I gave this only 3 stars simply becau ...more

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Apr 02, 2014 Kate McCartney rated it liked it

Shelves: memoir, 2014

This is a hard one to review, it does seem that Esther was a very special girl and I appreciated hearing her story. I am not sure though that it stands out though, from other stories of families dealing with a terminally ill child.

Without a doubt cancer sucks and no parent should ever have to watch their child sick and in pain, regardless of the child's spirit. Young people sick and dying is unfair and wrong. ...more

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Jan 13, 2017 Lisa rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017, read-library

collection of the journals, fiction, letters, and sketches of the late Esther Grace Earl, who passed away in 2010 at the age of 16. Photographs and essays by family and friends will help to tell Esther’s story along with an introduction by award-winning author John Green who dedicated his #1 bestselling novel The Fault in Our Stars to her

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