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A review by auohcanruon
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
4.0
really, really beautiful writing. a great exploration of family dynamics, tragedy and the true weight of expectations.
i don’t usually like books that aren’t dialogue-driven, which is the case here. (it is also more slow-paced, and character-focused than plot.) i love descriptions and heartfelt, incredible storytelling as much as the next person, but i’m always more interested in the conversations for some reason, but i still really enjoyed this! after i was hooked in the story, i didn’t even realize there is less dialogue than i usually prefer.
i also loved the time-jumping that gave us more insight into each character, slowly puzzling up the pieces of mystery until the last page. this was pretty depressing and dark at times, so i don’t think i’d recommend this to just anyone, but i definitely don’t regret buying it, and will suggest it to people i know would appreciate it.
(i’ll also be picking up more works by this author!)
i don’t usually like books that aren’t dialogue-driven, which is the case here. (it is also more slow-paced, and character-focused than plot.) i love descriptions and heartfelt, incredible storytelling as much as the next person, but i’m always more interested in the conversations for some reason, but i still really enjoyed this! after i was hooked in the story, i didn’t even realize there is less dialogue than i usually prefer.
i also loved the time-jumping that gave us more insight into each character, slowly puzzling up the pieces of mystery until the last page. this was pretty depressing and dark at times, so i don’t think i’d recommend this to just anyone, but i definitely don’t regret buying it, and will suggest it to people i know would appreciate it.
(i’ll also be picking up more works by this author!)