Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

297 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction historical literary mystery emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother’s bright blue eyes and...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 61,595 reviews

Moods

emotional 86%
sad 76%
reflective 60%
dark 43%
mysterious 39%
tense 27%
challenging 19%
hopeful 7%
inspiring 3%
adventurous 1%
informative 1%

Pace

medium 59%
slow 27%
fast 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 69% | A mix: 24% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 28% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.93

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...