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Everything I Never Told You, by Celeste Ng

16 reviews

vedpears's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I think I have become a Celeste Ng fan girl now. The writing is beautiful and mesmerizing  - such great storytelling! I disliked every character except Nathan and Hannah (spelling? I consumed this book via audiobook). Narcissists all around. I recognized so many scenarios from my own family dynamics and those of my friends'. I find it interesting that some reviews I have read said these characters weren't believable. I whole-heartedly disagree with that sentiment and am certain that those reviewers aren't paying attention to others in their lives, are like one of the parents in the book themselves, or live very fortunately charmed lives. 

I think Celeste Ng does a great job threading context/ characters' histories into the current narrative. That story telling tool often irritates me but she does it so well that it doesn't feel like an interruption. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Grief, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Suicide, Sexual content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Vomit

abigail_moffat's review

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Suicide

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Vomit

marioosa517's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Vomit, and Injury/injury detail

encharro's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Blood

pathologicalreader's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Vomit and Alcohol

clarebear2218's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

 Really intense read that dives into grief, complicated family dynamics, and generational trauma. Felt extremely realistic. Don't think I could re-read this one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit

shannanigans92's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, and Child death

Moderate: Racism and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Vomit

leahrosiee's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death and Infidelity

Minor: Vomit, Suicide, and Pregnancy

rosegoes3's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• 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

I really liked this book. The pacing is slower than some other books I've read recently and loved, but I like the way it unfolded and found it very hard to put down. I liked that every character was flawed, and it was very clear how, but you as the reader didn't feel like you needed to berate them.

Honestly there are few flaws with this book. It's the kind of book you could analyze over and over again. Fantastic.

I wish we had more of Hannah's thoughts

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Alcohol, Child death, Death, Vomit, Suicide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Infidelity

caitlin_sievers's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Vomit