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lianaet 's review for:
Everything Under
by Daisy Johnson
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I started reading this as upset of the Storygraph onboarding challenge under the "out of my comfort zone" prompt and it sure was. Also I need to double check content warnings before reading a book, as much as I like not knowing what I'm getting in to.
This book was hard to read and a bit of a slog to get through. I did actually even get the audiobook and listened to some of it that way which helped me get into it more as I could hear more of the cadence in the writing. The writing is a lot of long sentences or paragraphs that feel like they go on forever but it's all meant to really evoke the feelings and thoughts of the characters.
I will say I hate the lack of quotation marks and found it very difficult to pick up when dialogue started and ended and who was saying what at times.
However I also got to a point and went "oh no this book is gonna hit something emotional for me". Then a later point where I realised I should have checked the content warnings, because surprise incest. And then the last 2 pages had me sobbing.
I do recommend giving this a try but definitely check content warnings. It is weird, and slow.
This book was hard to read and a bit of a slog to get through. I did actually even get the audiobook and listened to some of it that way which helped me get into it more as I could hear more of the cadence in the writing. The writing is a lot of long sentences or paragraphs that feel like they go on forever but it's all meant to really evoke the feelings and thoughts of the characters.
I will say I hate the lack of quotation marks and found it very difficult to pick up when dialogue started and ended and who was saying what at times.
However I also got to a point and went "oh no this book is gonna hit something emotional for me". Then a later point where I realised I should have checked the content warnings, because surprise incest. And then the last 2 pages had me sobbing.
I do recommend giving this a try but definitely check content warnings. It is weird, and slow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Incest, Mental illness, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent
Moderate: Deadnaming, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol