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Todo lo que no te conté by Celeste Ng

70 reviews

alymei's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Child death

Moderate: Racism and Xenophobia

poppyseedbagel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Child death, Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

sandybree7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide

vurawnica's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Body horror

hodgeonlucy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.75

Ng writes family dysfunction and pain so well that anyone reading this book who has experienced some form of family trauma is likely to be slightly triggered. Although I certainly had a visceral reaction to the book, I loved it. It was quietly hypnotic and addicting; Ng let the plot unfold methodically yet unexpectedly, feeding the reader just enough to keep them informed yet slightly too little so they were still out of the loop. Ng's writing is flawless; her ability to move narrator within paragraphs without it being confusing or inaccessible is quite remarkable and a style that worked wonderfully for this book. It allowed the reader to flit around the family who, whilst a unit, were not connected; the narration style highlighted this disconnection and allowed us to see each characters' perspective isolated from the other characters, mirroring exactly how the Lee family was living. The book, in this sense, was frustrating and sad with so many instances of poor communication and intergenerational trauma as well as external pressures such as racism. Whilst it is a hard read and one that may challenge anyone who does not have the emotional capacity for the topics it explores, this book is incredibly poignant and moving. It has left me deeply questioning the idea of parenthood, how it has manifested itself in my life, and how I may reproduce this in the future without any real introspection.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Infidelity, and Child death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

axelstudies's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child death and Death

bookishcori's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Xenophobia, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide

rosieposie_5_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Child abuse, Xenophobia, and Bullying

squiroz94's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• 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: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs

bdanae's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Its not bad but I felt nothing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia