Reviews - Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Did I spend half of the time wanting to shake, kick and scream at her to snap out of the sloth, apathy and constant passivity with which she faced life? Yes.
Did I, the other half, want to hug her and tell her “everything is gonna be alright”? Also yes.

Read the TW, this book really triggered my intrusive thoughts.

isidontknow's review against another edition

5.0

I was hesitant to start this book due to the nature of death, but couldn’t put it down once I started. So many relatable moments that gave me comfort throughout. Being in Gilda’s thoughts made me progressively feel more anxious and uneasy but I also couldn’t stop reading at the same time. One of the most mentally tough but easiest reads if that even makes sense.

carpakkoi's review against another edition

5.0

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ve been aware of my own mortality ever since I was a young child. I remember being as young as 6 and wondering how every one of my peers could live so happily, so carefree, when we would all die eventually. I remember crying and shaking at night and telling my mommy I had a nightmare when in reality I hadn’t even fallen asleep yet, because my mind was filled with thoughts of nothingness. Rotting in a coffin. Bugs eating my skin. Feeling nothing. Seeing nothing. I was always deadly afraid of my own death.
This is exactly the type of thought process the main character goes through. It was comforting, to an extent, but also too real. Made me feel angry at myself. Some people close to me have told me I spent my life being so consumed with the fear of dying I didn’t even notice I wasn’t living at all.
This book read to me exactly like that sentence.

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amysbookshelf's review against another edition

4.0

Gilda is a twenty-something-year-old lesbian who’s a hypochondriac, prone to bouts of depression, and generally doesn’t have much direction. Looking to appease her family, she decides to take a job as a receptionist at a church who are all instantly impressed with her ability to use technology, oh, and may also be prone to a touch of homophobia too. Navigating her new job while... read the full spoiler-free review here: https://www.amysbookshelf.co.uk/2022/08/everyone-in-this-room-will-someday-be-dead-book-review/