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smailliweiluj's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
chelsinpdx's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
abbyreads2's review against another edition
5.0
I'm speechless, sad and angry and surprised. This book was a long ride and some parts were annoying. I didn't understand why they didn't communicate about their pasts, if they had maybe she would be alive. It was so surprising. This book was amazing. I have nothing bad to say. The ending was beautiful. I didn't know what to expect. At one point, I was convinced Jack was guilty but the signs were all there. It was different in a good way. I'm still speechless writing this review. I can't quite put these feelings into words. But it's one of my favorite books now.
autumnmichelle7's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
sarahthethoms's review against another edition
challenging
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? Yes
4.5
marnaem's review against another edition
5.0
life altering but in the best way possible. i want to stand on street corners and give this book to everyone
sdavis41's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
p6kiyu's review against another edition
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- 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
this book centers around grief and its complexities from the viewpoint of a family who lost their daughter. as someone who is more for the happy part of reading, i can kinda see myself in a lot of these characters and how human they are. it also truly embodies the statement of good intentions but awful and even painful executions! really cool and i wasnt expecting to go through wt this book as much as i have ^_^
taylersimon22's review against another edition
5.0
Some major themes in Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng was second chances, especially the lack of second chances you get to treat the people you love how you should treat them, and covering wounds without tending them will only make them fester.
In the Lee family, Lydia becomes the favorite child (which is strange because aren’t the middle kids supposed to be forgotten?). And then her body is found at the bottom of the lake. It’s one thing to stand out as the only Chinese American family in an all-white community in the 70s, but to have your family shaken to the core from a tragedy such as this is traumatic.
Marilyn and James, Lydia’s parents, found a bond out of tenuous circumstances. Marilyn wanted James because he stood out for being Chinese; James wanted Marilyn because she was so conventionally white and blended in. A whirl-wind love story, am I right? On their wedding day, Marilyn’s mother told her that this union would never work, and their marriage was from then on haunted, as James overhears these words.
Many instances of miscommunication occur, and people take frustration out on the people they supposedly care about in a way that perpetuates hurt in this family. In the midst of it all is poor Hannah, the third child, who is overlooked and forgotten (like a true middle child).
The Lee family thought this arrangement was working for them, but it took this tragedy for them to see how they were really treating each other. While it was too late to do better with the child they lost, they could start fresh with each other, especially the daughter that was left behind.
Regrets may happen in our lives, but every new day we wake up is a second chance. After reading this book, I wanted to make sure I treated every day as a second chance, but more importantly, a chance to do it right the first time.
In the Lee family, Lydia becomes the favorite child (which is strange because aren’t the middle kids supposed to be forgotten?). And then her body is found at the bottom of the lake. It’s one thing to stand out as the only Chinese American family in an all-white community in the 70s, but to have your family shaken to the core from a tragedy such as this is traumatic.
Marilyn and James, Lydia’s parents, found a bond out of tenuous circumstances. Marilyn wanted James because he stood out for being Chinese; James wanted Marilyn because she was so conventionally white and blended in. A whirl-wind love story, am I right? On their wedding day, Marilyn’s mother told her that this union would never work, and their marriage was from then on haunted, as James overhears these words.
Many instances of miscommunication occur, and people take frustration out on the people they supposedly care about in a way that perpetuates hurt in this family. In the midst of it all is poor Hannah, the third child, who is overlooked and forgotten (like a true middle child).
The Lee family thought this arrangement was working for them, but it took this tragedy for them to see how they were really treating each other. While it was too late to do better with the child they lost, they could start fresh with each other, especially the daughter that was left behind.
Regrets may happen in our lives, but every new day we wake up is a second chance. After reading this book, I wanted to make sure I treated every day as a second chance, but more importantly, a chance to do it right the first time.