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brittthebull93's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
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
4.0
jessicaindc's review
emotional
inspiring
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
4.0
teacupsandfirereads's review
hopeful
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? Yes
3.5
This story covers some big topics and has a diverse/well represented cast of characters. When I stumbled upon this book, I knew it was a must read for me. The story seemed really unique and like a story I would really enjoy. It took me a week to finish, which tells me I wasn't drawn to it. I was enjoying it, but found it had far too much going on in the story. It could have done with a few less things and really focused on the relationships between Morgan, Julian and Zoe and who Morgan was. With so much going on, it felt surface level and with the topics, could have done better with more depth. Overall, still enjoyable and relevant.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Bullying, Transphobia, Mass/school shootings, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Death and Abortion
iovreads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
samhamm93's review
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-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
3.0
kathrynjl's review against another edition
emotional
tense
slow-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
1.5
I feel awful saying this but All the Things We Don’t Talk About was a big swing, and a very big miss for me. It’s an interesting premise and this novel has a wonderfully diverse cast of characters. I liked the protagonist Morg. But this whole thing felt flat and wholly unbelievable to me. It’s sort of sickly sweet and very, very YA.
tamarina's review
4.0
I'm so glad I continued reading this book! I was considering to stop half way because it was so intensely depressing. But I'm glad I read on, because there is a hopeful ending.
I won't go into details except that in the end of the book, Zoë is 8 months sober and attending AA meetings.
When looking for reviews with spoilers I read a lot of reviews saying they found this ending hard to believe. I find that very cynical and also unrealistic. There are loads of alcoholics attending AA meetings and trying to stay sober, and succeeding. Sometimes a long time. And yes, Zoë will probably relapse at some point. And then she needs help to get back on track again. That's life. But that doesn't mean that all is wasted. It's just that progress comes with ups and downs and is never a straight line.
Then there were reviews saying it was "too many issues at the same time". To those people I want to say: do you think only straight, cis and neurotypisch people live with addictive family members? It is so typical to think that deviation from the norm only comes one issue at the time. As a queer, chronically ill, disabled and neurodivergent person married to a neurodivergent trans person I actually thought this was a very realistic scenario, and it was refreshing to read about ND and queer characters with their identities just being there and not overly problematized.
I liked the book. Almost loved it, but it was a bit too harsh for that I think. I really liked how the characters actually grew and learned instead of just turning in circles again and again like in many other novels. Learning and growth are how stuff happens in real life.
I won't go into details except that in the end of the book, Zoë is 8 months sober and attending AA meetings.
When looking for reviews with spoilers I read a lot of reviews saying they found this ending hard to believe. I find that very cynical and also unrealistic. There are loads of alcoholics attending AA meetings and trying to stay sober, and succeeding. Sometimes a long time. And yes, Zoë will probably relapse at some point. And then she needs help to get back on track again. That's life. But that doesn't mean that all is wasted. It's just that progress comes with ups and downs and is never a straight line.
Then there were reviews saying it was "too many issues at the same time". To those people I want to say: do you think only straight, cis and neurotypisch people live with addictive family members? It is so typical to think that deviation from the norm only comes one issue at the time. As a queer, chronically ill, disabled and neurodivergent person married to a neurodivergent trans person I actually thought this was a very realistic scenario, and it was refreshing to read about ND and queer characters with their identities just being there and not overly problematized.
I liked the book. Almost loved it, but it was a bit too harsh for that I think. I really liked how the characters actually grew and learned instead of just turning in circles again and again like in many other novels. Learning and growth are how stuff happens in real life.
cowmingo's review
emotional
tense
slow-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? Yes
2.0
autumn_amara's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
aconkright79's review against another edition
emotional
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
4.5