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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

14 reviews

hayley07's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Dementia, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jesromas's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The ending had me fucking sobbing out of nowhere. This book almost reminded me of Moshfegh in the sense that it was super dissociative, but unlike Moshfegh’s writing, the protagonist was weirdly lovable. A great book for someone looking for a crazy-woman-unraveling story minus any really heavy shit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Murder

Minor: Drug use and Suicide

smasson13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this book. It was so different and strange yet completely and utterly normal. I
 knew right away that it was going to be right up my alley, just reading the blurb. 

The main character, Gilda, has the internal monologue that runs through most mentally ill people, and I was here for it.

It was fast paced, and I loved the stream of consciousness style, written in broken up paragraphs.

I did also know, by the third emergency room visit, that the character and author must be Canadian. It is always nice to read new Canadian talent. 

It gave me similar feeling to 13 ways of looking at a fat girl. I loved the style, loved the plot, loved the characters, and hope everyone gives this unique gift a chance!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Homophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Cannibalism and Stalking

loraora's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Suicide, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Dysphoria