Reviews with content warning for Vomit - Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

This was delightful and heartbreaking at the same time. It’s not quite perfect, but I had just such a nice time reading it. The anxiety and tension build so beautifully that you don’t notice your heart racing until you’re crying onto the pages. Really moved me and I’m glad I’m able to take all of my dishes to the sink these days.

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jcnstntn's review against another edition

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dark funny reflective medium-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

4.75

I started off reading this book whilst sitting in a hospital waiting room which was probably not the best choice given the levels of existential dread and medical anxiety Gilda experiences literally ALL THE TIME.
There were moments where Gilda’s actions left me confused, shocked, embarrassed but mostly sad for her. This book surprised me tbh; from the opening chapters I thought it would very much send me into a spiral (maybe don’t read it in a hospital), but despite how heavy the themes were, some of Gilda’s musings about life and death ended up being really poignant and there were multiple plot twists I didn’t see coming. Worth reading if you can get past all the trigger warnings!

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nina_cant_read's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.0

i read the last 5 pages in TEARS and i read this in 1 day!

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mariebouthi's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny 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

5.0

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alenert's review against another edition

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3.0

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carbs666's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny slow-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

2.5

I thought this book was kind of just....ok? There were some genuinely laugh-out-loud funny moments, and it's nice to read a book where people being gay is just a matter of fact and not whole thing. That said, I felt like the ending of the book was extremely abrupt, leaving a lot left unresolved but with the tone that everything was actually fine now. Gilda's overwhelming anxiety/depression control the narrative to the point where her anxiety was giving me anxiety. I still think it's worth reading but I just don't think it's as good as everyone told me it was!

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jacobwayne's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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

4.5

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katilein's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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