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mle11's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Medical content, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs, Vomit, and Outing
vaykay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Suicide, Murder, and Outing
duntothewood's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Grief, and Abandonment
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Outing, and Alcohol
hm000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, and Grief
Moderate: Suicide, Outing, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia
i_cant_ive_got_rehersal's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Racism
Moderate: Suicide
Minor: Sexism and Outing
malb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Grief
Moderate: Racial slurs and Sexism
Minor: Outing
holliesatchell's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Outing, and Alcohol
michaelion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, and Abandonment
Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Outing, and Alcohol
kxtekss's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
this book will leave you feeling hollow, will force you to come face to face with everything in your life that you've done right and wrong, as if there can really be a right and a wrong. as the title implies, you'll think of everything these characters never tell each other and think of all the things you should say but couldn't, and the things you did say but didn't mean. this is my second novel by Ng, and I think this might be her specialty. she can create a story that is just so heartbreakingly beautiful.
Ng does a wonderful job of switching between the POVs of various characters, showing us what each person was feeling, how others interpreted it, and the reality of the consequences of their actions. I thought this is what made the book extraordinarily special---you were watching everyone's feelings unfold so fluidly before your eyes, and by the time you find out what happened to Lydia, you realize just how preventable it could have been.
again, it's a sad book, so caution going into it, but I'd suggest. personally, I think Ng might be one of the best contemporary writers out there.
Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Grief
Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Suicide
Minor: Homophobia and Outing
ptitirodactyle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Grief
Moderate: Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Suicide
Minor: Death of parent and Outing