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A review by emilyjmead
Everything Beautiful Is Not Ruined by Danielle Younge-Ullman
4.0
TW for suicide, sexual assault (neither of which I realised when I started reading, btw.)
So this was actually A LOT better than I expected it to be? I bought it on a whim because it sounded really interesting and had great early reviews, and I was not disappointed. The book is kind of split between past and present, and both are really interesting - the past is all about our MC's mother who used to be an opera singer, and lots of complex family dynamics. Then we cross to the present, which is like a wilderness survival camp.
All the characters are so fleshed-out and interesting, and there are some really complex relationships. I also loved the letters that Ingrid wrote.
Overall, really recommend.
So this was actually A LOT better than I expected it to be? I bought it on a whim because it sounded really interesting and had great early reviews, and I was not disappointed. The book is kind of split between past and present, and both are really interesting - the past is all about our MC's mother who used to be an opera singer, and lots of complex family dynamics. Then we cross to the present, which is like a wilderness survival camp.
All the characters are so fleshed-out and interesting, and there are some really complex relationships. I also loved the letters that Ingrid wrote.
Overall, really recommend.