Reviews - Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

3.99 AVERAGE

hayleyreadsthings's review

4.75

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’ll read anything Emily Austin writes - she can send me her grocery lists and I’d still be enthralled, I’m sure.

The style of this book would be complicated as an audiobook, so I’m glad I read the hard copy.

I wish everyone who doesn’t deal with mental illness could read this and understand anxiety/depression. I related so strongly to so many of the things she dealt with, but other aspects made me frustrated. That’s how I know it’s real - I had moments of “all you have to do is ____!!” Followed by immediately thinking “oooooh how many times have I told myself the same, or been told the same?”

This was a great vacation read. Not uplifting, but real.

lovelylollyb's review

4.0

8/10 : I think this book may be like marmite, you’ll either love it or hate it. I loved it! Gilda is 27. She is depressed. She is gay and an atheist, yet winds up working as a secretary at a Catholic Church. She has a troubled relationship with her family. She has just been in a small car accident. Gilda is plagued by panic attacks, a lack of self worth & constant thoughts of death. Despite this macabre existence, Gilda is astute, funny & I found her intrinsically likeable & realistic. The book is both heavy & light hearted, with moments of laugh out loud humour. I really enjoyed this.

ryougi_shiki's review

4.5

dark funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

rebeccalcohen's review against another edition

4.75

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

xpaiged's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Loveable characters: No

I didn’t like this at first and struggled to get into it but once I did, I really appreciated it. It made me tear up several times and I highlighted a lot of really wonderful lines.