But that’s exactly the thing about great contemporary young adult literature – a willingness to show protagonists with all their flaws. Now, be warned – Butter is not an entirely likable character when we first meet him, and in fact he makes a dozen choices over the course of the novel that may not endear him to readers. But his popularity is predicated on the idea that he’s going to kill himself, so the book dives deep into asking its readers, just as its main character does: what price is too high to pay to be quote-unquote “popular”? The problem is, once his intentions get out, Butter becomes the opposite of everything he’s ever been: cool, desired, and talked about.
Butter himself, the main character, is dangerously overweight, so much so that his literal life may be in jeopardy even before he decides to commit suicide and broadcast his death to his local high school.
That’s not the entire story, of course, but we may not even learn Butter’s actual name until after he eats himself to death live on the internet in a bid to not only take his own life but achieve total internet fame.Īuthor Erin Jade Lange has crafted an all too realistic portrait of “influencer” culture and the impact it can have on lives on both sides of a computer screen. “Butter” is the name of a high school boy who once, allegedly, ate an entire stick of butter.
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