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Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

13 reviews

beepeachy's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Cancer, Abortion, Homophobia, Addiction, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Grief, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

franklola's review

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Fatphobia, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Cancer, and Drug use

grantsharpies's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Grief, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Bullying, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Racism, and Sexual assault

missusjt's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Fatphobia

kelly_e's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.75

Title: Mrs. Everything
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Genre: Fiction
Rating: 3.75
Pub Date: June 11, 2019

T H R E E • W O R D S

Intimate • Layered • Realistic

📖 S Y N O P S I S
Mrs. Everything is a multigeneration story following sisters Jo and Bethie over the decades. Born in the 1950s, they lived the 'Dick & Jane' life with clearly defined roles within the family. Jo was the tomboy with a passion for making the world a more equitable place. Whereas, Bethie was the pretty one and dreamed of a traditional life. However, things don't turn out how either of them has imagined. A story filled with trauma and tragedies, love and loss, family and secrets.

💭 T H O U G H T S

I'd always thought Jennifer Weiner wrote "Chick Lit", but after reading That Summer in 2021 I came to understand there is much more depth to her writing, and this multigenerational exploration of sisterhood, motherhood, love and feminism certainly delivered a complexity beyond my expectations. I was engaged in Bethie and Jo's lives through childhood and college, however, for some reason I became less interested as the years progressed. Perhaps it's because Mrs. Everything could have easily been made 100 pages shorter. My other main issue was the ending. I didn't feel it justified the emotional depth and turmoil the characters endured throughout the book.

One thing in particular, I really liked was the exploration and realistic presentation of women's history over time. Additionally, one of the smaller aspects I thought really accentuated the message and themes of this book, was the title. Upon finishing, I couldn't help but nod my head at how fitting it was and is for women in general.

Jennifer Weiner packs a lot into Mrs. Everything and I certainly needed time to digest it afterwards. Although it deals with many tough topics, I am glad I picked it up as it was definitely worth my time.

📚 R E C O M M E N D • T O
• fans of multigenerational sagas
• readers who enjoyed Firefly Lane
• bookclubs

🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S

"She wished she’d spent more time teaching her girls that women should forgive themselves, showing them how to take care of themselves with kindness. The world was hard enough, would beat them up enough without them adding to the pain." 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Body shaming, Lesbophobia, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Homophobia, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, Drug use, Sexism, and Sexual content

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Cancer, and Infidelity

mcasey11's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Death, Sexism, Racism, Abortion, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

dispenziere13's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

Jennifer Weiners best book. This book is a beautiful coming of age story of two Jewish sisters from Detroit who’s lives take them in very different paths. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

cozygirlfriend's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

melarareading's review

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Well, that was depressing... Well written, but depressing. Full of sex (and rape) and drugs, but with no rock n'roll, just pure sadness. I feel like joy has been sucked out of me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abortion, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexism, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Death, Cancer, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Lesbophobia

hannahbloreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Drug abuse

Minor: Homophobia