Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

34 reviews

bek_p87's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

This was a gorgeous and haunting read. Sixteen year old Lydia is the glue that holds her family together, and when, shortly after her 16th birthday, she is found dead, her family - father James, mother Marilyn, older brother Nathan, and younger sister Hannah - fall apart. This is not a murder mystery, but a character study of a family through the decades, what made them and what threatens to destroy them. Some may not like the ending, but I found it fitting and realistic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Violence

thebeedrix's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide and Violence

afion's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Grief, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Rape, Body horror, and Death of parent

alisasreads's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

took me longer than usual to finish this book because the plot didn't make me want to keep reading. but i did find myself tearing up at some parts that i could relate to. i really understood the siblings and got frustrated by the parents. i liked but didn't love the book but there's no real reason why.. mixed feelings are what i'm left with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity, Death, Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual content

emilo's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Racial slurs, and Racism

Minor: Suicide, Homophobia, and Violence

sunny_not's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide

madelinedalton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Violence

Other content warnings: drowning,

adultery

yvaeht_theavy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, and Misogyny

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

atalea's review

emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child death, Xenophobia, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexism, Abandonment, Racism, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Medical content, Alcohol, Bullying, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, and Pregnancy

tojtwl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

You know how a book stresses you out but is very well-written? Everything I Never Told You is one such book. And while the book draws you in and grips you, I must say also that I don't agree with the choices of several of the characters. It seems to be, however, a very accurate painting of

interracial marriages

especially in the earlier days.

Growing up in an Asian household, however, I must say that the pressure the children here felt is very real. There is always that underlying tension that Asian parents often unconsciouly deliver to their children. "You must be better." "You must get top grades." "You must make good friends." "You must have a respectable career."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Infidelity, Violence, Sexual content, Grief, Death, and Child death