A review by hayleyreadsthings
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead by Emily Austin

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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.