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Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

468 reviews

mkwoods's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

5.0

I loved the humor in this book, and the way I saw myself and others I love in the main character’s struggles with depression, family dysfunction, and just being an adult in your 20s. It’s dark, but it’s a type of dark I can handle right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, and Suicide

stinkyk8's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

This was delightful. I feel seen and understood, and though the book is heavy in its constant reflections on mortality and loss, there's something almost hopeful in the way Gilda navigates the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Dysphoria

shag3rh0us3n's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Murder

jujuwithbooks's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

charlieeew's review against another edition

dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Alcoholism, Body horror, Homophobia, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mayhemreading's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

This book started with the funniest chapter of any book I have ever read. The main character, Gilda, is instantly loveable. Which made the rest of this book detailing her depression and anxiety so much more painful to read. This book was so so lovely but at times repetitive and darker than I was expecting so just be aware of that. Otherwise a wonderfully crafted story :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

skye_era_books's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

This was unlike any book I have ever read. It was so raw and real, scarily so. Anxiety and depression can be so debilitating and this is really shown through Gilda’s character. I need to read the rest of Emily’s books asap.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

galaxies's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

1.5

Is the funny actually in the room with us? I didn‘t spot it anywhere.

The Introduction in this book calls it „darkly funny“, „delightfully awkward“ and „pitch-perfect observations about the human condition“. I disagree with all of that.

I never understood what was going on with Gilda‘s brain and her thought processes and found the book relentlessly depressing and anxiety-inducing.

The first few pages of the book are not representative for the rest of the book.

I would only recommend this book to people who want to read about someone who is deeply depressed, anxiety-ridden, in constant panic attacks and who thinks about killing themselves

on nearly every page

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I do not recommend this to anyone who is in a mental health crisis or who struggles with their mental health in general.

The only reason I‘m not giving this book one star is because the first few pages weren‘t bad and I was moved a bit during the last few pages.

1.5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Animal death, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Self harm, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

howeonearth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Impressively accurately like spending a load of time inside the head of someone who is spiralling...but that's not necessarily my idea of a great read? Too real to be funny 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity, Stalking, and Outing

Minor: Transphobia and Dysphoria