Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

225 reviews

e11en's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Child death

ashleytalksbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective 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

5.0

Heartbreaking read that I had to put down a few times because it hurt so bad, but such a good book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, Racism, and Infidelity

iridestiny's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

imagine if you were a poor communicator, married a poor communicator, and then gave birth to three poor communicators... 

now imagine if you had learned how to communicate your daughter wouldn't have died. that's this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Medical content

Moderate: Suicide and Racial slurs

jessa1489's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide and Racial slurs

o_holynight's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

*vin diesel voice* Family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Suicide, Racism, and Infidelity

jenniferbbookdragon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

3.5

Celeste Ng does an amazing job writing about trauma,  racism,  misogyny,  and dysfunctional families.  This gut-wrenching story of a teen girl's disappearance and death moves back and forth between before and after the tragedy and demonstrates how experiences from childhood can create generations of pain. The main story takes place in 1977 Ohio, but reaches back to China, California,  Virginia,  and Boston. 
I found it a painful reading experience, especially the scenes with parents lashing out at their children, and the amount of secrets every single family member is carrying will break your heart. I am glad I read it for a book club because I need to discuss and process it with others.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Physical abuse and Alcohol

mattyvreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Exceptionally written, absolutely captivating, and perfectly paced. A brilliant piece of literature. A beautiful domestic drama with an almost-hopeful ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, and Physical abuse

emily_kathman's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abandonment, Suicide, and Racial slurs

bergha1998's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This is a heavy book. The writing is exquisite, I love all the characters and their development throughout the book. If you come from a dysfunctional family, though, this one might hit you where it hurts. Especially for me the relationship between Nath and Lydia. 

Thriller/Mystery, Dysfunctional Family, Trauma

“Dreaming of his future, he no longer heard all the things she did not say.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Infidelity, Suicide, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Cursing, and Racism

teslis's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

I don't remeber much, but I liked it and it was interesting.

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Content Warnings

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