Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

186 reviews

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

Moderate: Physical abuse and Alcohol

sestout's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

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

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

vannahcabana's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I did not know what to expect from this book, but overall it was a good read. It’s darker in nature than I normally go for. It’s more mystery based, but it keeps your attention. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol

angelicaro's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, and Grief

viviundworte's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, and Grief

Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy

Minor: Sexual content, Blood, and Death of parent

deebee223's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Minor: Suicide and Alcohol

hm000's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicide, Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

audlittlebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol