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Everything, Everything
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My disease is as rare as it is famous. It’s a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in fifteen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla.
But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean a ...more
But then one day, a moving truck arrives. New next door neighbors. I look out the window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean a ...more
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Hardcover, 306 pages
Published
September 1st 2015
by Delacorte Books for Young Readers
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What a lovely reminder that nobody and nothing is perfect.
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This is a book I expected to LOVE.
It's a book many of my GR friends have loved.
It's a book I was kind of liking until the thing happens...
...the thing that just cheapens the entire story.
I have been dying to read Everything, Everything. The reviews were all positive, it received a Kirkus star, it sounded so different... all these reasons added up to one of my most anticipated reads of the year.
And it started quite beautifully-written with diverse characters, including an Afro-Asian narrator ...more
It's a book many of my GR friends have loved.
It's a book I was kind of liking until the thing happens...
...the thing that just cheapens the entire story.
I have been dying to read Everything, Everything. The reviews were all positive, it received a Kirkus star, it sounded so different... all these reasons added up to one of my most anticipated reads of the year.
And it started quite beautifully-written with diverse characters, including an Afro-Asian narrator ...more
This book is about a the most special different unique girl half black-half-Japanese girl in the world who has a super ultra extraordinarily rare disease which nobody can figure out which makes her allergic to everything, therefore she has to stay inside all day, who meets a boy who moves in next door, and it is exactly as boring as it sounds. There is such a thing as trying too hard.
I feel nothing for our doomed character. I don't really care that she could kick the bucket at any moment as she ...more
I feel nothing for our doomed character. I don't really care that she could kick the bucket at any moment as she ...more
this became an instant fave! beautiful writing, extraordinary story, & rich characters. full video review to come!
wow that mom crazy as hell
4.5/5
I really enjoyed this, especially the last 1/3 of the book! It had a unique premise, a great main character, a nice romance, and a great message. I recommend to all of you looking for a good quick read, whether you are usually a fan of YA romance or not!
I really enjoyed this, especially the last 1/3 of the book! It had a unique premise, a great main character, a nice romance, and a great message. I recommend to all of you looking for a good quick read, whether you are usually a fan of YA romance or not!
Generic Teen Book on Steroids.
Cast of Characters:
--Critically Ill Teen with a heart of gold. Yes, she's suffering but more importantly, will she find love?
--Overbearing Mother who keeps unreasonable tight leash on her 18 year old daughter because she loves her baby girl
--Edgy Angsty Hottie with a heart of gold AND emotional baggage. He has abs, he likes math and man-oh-man can he bat those baby blues. Swoon
--Abusive Father - one-dimensional jerk that beats Edgy, Angsty Hottie's family around ...more
Cast of Characters:
--Critically Ill Teen with a heart of gold. Yes, she's suffering but more importantly, will she find love?
--Overbearing Mother who keeps unreasonable tight leash on her 18 year old daughter because she loves her baby girl
--Edgy Angsty Hottie with a heart of gold AND emotional baggage. He has abs, he likes math and man-oh-man can he bat those baby blues. Swoon
--Abusive Father - one-dimensional jerk that beats Edgy, Angsty Hottie's family around ...more
3 Stars. Unfortunately, I was a little let down by Everything Everything. I have heard people raving about it since 2015, I've been dying to read it since 2015. I can't exactly tell if it was just overhyped (by others and myself) or if the book just all around was not the best for me.
The overarching positive thing I have to say about this book is that it was entertaining. Although I wasn't 100% satisfied with the story as a whole, I wanted to keep reading. It was addicting and amusing, and it wa ...more
The overarching positive thing I have to say about this book is that it was entertaining. Although I wasn't 100% satisfied with the story as a whole, I wanted to keep reading. It was addicting and amusing, and it wa ...more
4.5 stars Pretty damned close to perfect. And this one is going to make a lot of top 10 lists this year, including mine.
Review to come.
Review to come.
confession time: i actually saw the film first before i read this, which i rarely do. but in this case, it didnt bother me at all! bookworm blasphemy, i know! :P
even though i already knew the story beforehand, the book still had plenty to offer. i especially loved the little nuances and details of maddys notes - it made the story so much more tangible and easier to accept, because lets be honest. this story is a little unrealistic at times (i guess thats the beauty of fiction). also, its very in ...more
even though i already knew the story beforehand, the book still had plenty to offer. i especially loved the little nuances and details of maddys notes - it made the story so much more tangible and easier to accept, because lets be honest. this story is a little unrealistic at times (i guess thats the beauty of fiction). also, its very in ...more
I loved everything, everything about this book. *hugs book closely* review to come.
Buddy read with Mini-me!
Ok. So this isn't my kind of book. There is literally nothing about the blurb that would tempt me to read something like this of my own free will. Unless this chick sported some mutant powers, came from another planet, or fought vampires in her spare time? No.
Everything...everything...about this story sounds sappy and gross.
Gonna have to give it a HARD pass.
And let me go ahead and apologize to all the people who feel marginalized or disgusted at the way this book treate ...more
Ok. So this isn't my kind of book. There is literally nothing about the blurb that would tempt me to read something like this of my own free will. Unless this chick sported some mutant powers, came from another planet, or fought vampires in her spare time? No.
Everything...everything...about this story sounds sappy and gross.
Gonna have to give it a HARD pass.
And let me go ahead and apologize to all the people who feel marginalized or disgusted at the way this book treate ...more
“Everything’s a risk. Not doing anything is a risk. It’s up to you.”
I’ve had about 36 hours to think about “Everything, Everything” and now that I’m actually beginning to write this review I still don’t know how I feel about the book.
It’s a really good and interesting story and to claim that it didn’t captivate me definitely would be a lie. So why do I have those mixed feelings? And why is it still so hard to sort out my feelings and thoughts? I really don’t know, but maybe this review will hel ...more
I’ve had about 36 hours to think about “Everything, Everything” and now that I’m actually beginning to write this review I still don’t know how I feel about the book.
It’s a really good and interesting story and to claim that it didn’t captivate me definitely would be a lie. So why do I have those mixed feelings? And why is it still so hard to sort out my feelings and thoughts? I really don’t know, but maybe this review will hel ...more
Alright, alright... four stars. Fine. I did it. We're good. But let's talk about how much I wanted to hate this stupid book. Oh I don't know, maybe because it borrows from like every popular young adult novel ever written. Funny illustrations, one sentence chapters, hipster chapter titles, nods to classic films and books, unique spins on popular board games, boys who wear black, Tumblr book reviews, mushy romance, wild unchaperoned craziness, the internet, super cheesy descriptions of how beauti
...more
Update: 10/29/16 - $1.99 on kindle. Not sure for how long!
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Holy freaking hell! How do I write a review for this book without spoilers! I can't give out spoilers! This book must be read!! Oh. My. God. I CAN NOT believe what Maddy goes through. And the ending! I thought I was going to have a panic attack reading what happens!!!!
Madeline Whittier (Maddy) has SCID, basically meaning she is allergic to everything and has been sealed inside of her house since she was ...more
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Holy freaking hell! How do I write a review for this book without spoilers! I can't give out spoilers! This book must be read!! Oh. My. God. I CAN NOT believe what Maddy goes through. And the ending! I thought I was going to have a panic attack reading what happens!!!!
Madeline Whittier (Maddy) has SCID, basically meaning she is allergic to everything and has been sealed inside of her house since she was ...more
It's difficult to live when everything in the world kills you.
In this moderately short but powerful novel we learn the story of Madeline "Maddy" Whittier, a fragile seventeen year old young lady with SCID, also known as the "bubble boy" disease.
Isolated from the outside world, from everything, and everyone, Madeline lives secluded in a completely sterilized house; with a protective mother and a dedicated nurse that constantly checks her medical condition, since even the slightest alteration, eve ...more
In this moderately short but powerful novel we learn the story of Madeline "Maddy" Whittier, a fragile seventeen year old young lady with SCID, also known as the "bubble boy" disease.
Isolated from the outside world, from everything, and everyone, Madeline lives secluded in a completely sterilized house; with a protective mother and a dedicated nurse that constantly checks her medical condition, since even the slightest alteration, eve ...more
4.5*
Video review to come!
Took off a half star because I have very mixed feelings about the last bit
Video review to come!
Took off a half star because I have very mixed feelings about the last bit
This book was overall enjoyable, and the first half I absolutely adored! Amazing writing, realistic characters. I love how Olly was smart, but not wise beyond his years *cough* John Green *cough*. However, the last half of this book just went by too fast, developed instalove, was unrealistic, and predictable. Amazing idea, but the way the book was written (unrealistically) i was able to guess the outcome, which was frustrating because it could have taken such a better twist. But it was cute and
...more
-Me, when I read this two years back, when world was a better place to live in and I was a good person:- Life-changing. Heartbreaking. Wow , simply wow . Beautiful love story . Heart-wrenching. Life is beautiful . Blah blah blah
Me, when I read this in 2020 , when world sucks , human connection sucks :-What...the damn hell?
Good stuff.
Me, when I read this in 2020 , when world sucks , human connection sucks :-What...the damn hell?
Good stuff.
"Maybe we can't predict everything, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly... It's almost certainly going to be a disaster."
Can we first just talk about this cover??? Amazing right?! Stunning. It fits the story so well.
Everything Everything is a novel about a girl named Madeline who is suffering from SCID... or as I knew it "bubble boy syndrome". Madeline has spent the last 18 years trapped inside her house. The only people she comes in c ...more
Can we first just talk about this cover??? Amazing right?! Stunning. It fits the story so well.
Everything Everything is a novel about a girl named Madeline who is suffering from SCID... or as I knew it "bubble boy syndrome". Madeline has spent the last 18 years trapped inside her house. The only people she comes in c ...more
Nov 15, 2017
Val ⚓️ Shameless Handmaiden ⚓️
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review of another edition
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4-stars
When the ending doesn't matter...
I, like a lot of you, I'm sure, totally called the ending of this thing before I even opened the book - and, for once, I didn't even care.
I really enjoyed this story and the characters.
And I really love Yoon's writing style.
The mixed media format was really fun and creative and I had a lot of fun with it.
I have read a LOT of books in my life - over 1700 - and, I must say, this is the first time I have ever found myself physically spinning a book in circles l ...more
I, like a lot of you, I'm sure, totally called the ending of this thing before I even opened the book - and, for once, I didn't even care.
I really enjoyed this story and the characters.
And I really love Yoon's writing style.
The mixed media format was really fun and creative and I had a lot of fun with it.
I have read a LOT of books in my life - over 1700 - and, I must say, this is the first time I have ever found myself physically spinning a book in circles l ...more
3.5 stars rounded up. Because it was a cute story dammit.
My disease is as rare as it is famous. It's a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but you know it as "bubble baby disease".
Madeline is allergic to the world. Just about anything can make her sick and that would be the end for her.
Her world exists of her doctor mom, her nurse Carla and her books. Her books have to come to her vacuum sealed so that no contaminants can get to her. She has never been inside a used book store, Madeli ...more
My disease is as rare as it is famous. It's a form of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, but you know it as "bubble baby disease".
Madeline is allergic to the world. Just about anything can make her sick and that would be the end for her.
Her world exists of her doctor mom, her nurse Carla and her books. Her books have to come to her vacuum sealed so that no contaminants can get to her. She has never been inside a used book store, Madeli ...more
DNF.
Spoilers to insue.
Too much insta love. I also hate girls who throw away their entire lives for a guy and only care about him and focus only on him. Her mom has no one else in the world to talk to and she's getting ignored because Madeline has a boy in her life. And really? Running away because you can't see a boy?
And the VERY predictable end: not only is it predictable. Kind of dumb. It's hard for me to believe that she never talked to another doctor besides her mother about her diagnosis. ...more
Spoilers to insue.
Too much insta love. I also hate girls who throw away their entire lives for a guy and only care about him and focus only on him. Her mom has no one else in the world to talk to and she's getting ignored because Madeline has a boy in her life. And really? Running away because you can't see a boy?
And the VERY predictable end: not only is it predictable. Kind of dumb. It's hard for me to believe that she never talked to another doctor besides her mother about her diagnosis. ...more
2.5 stars
Find this review and others at A Thousand Lives of Frankie Lovely blog
I really did not love this book really at all ... oops?
The Story
Madeline Whittier lives in a bubble. No seriously she suffers from SCID, also known as bubble boy syndrome. She has never left her house, her bubble. She has no friends except her mother and nurse. She is alone. Until one day, a black clad, daredevil boy moves in next door.
What I Liked
There were some interesting and enjoyable aspects to this story. I r ...more
Find this review and others at A Thousand Lives of Frankie Lovely blog
I really did not love this book really at all ... oops?
The Story
Madeline Whittier lives in a bubble. No seriously she suffers from SCID, also known as bubble boy syndrome. She has never left her house, her bubble. She has no friends except her mother and nurse. She is alone. Until one day, a black clad, daredevil boy moves in next door.
What I Liked
There were some interesting and enjoyable aspects to this story. I r ...more
Literally me trying to write this review:
"this book was......"
*backspace*
"I was so..."
*backspace*
"why was this book so good?...."
*backspace*
*backspace*
....
*tears out hair*
(Now, after giving you a very detailed explanation of the past 30 minutes,here's my actual review!:)
Ok. You've already seen my attempts at writing a review that won't bore you to death. But does this really matter when I'm this shook?? Repeat: I'm SHOOK!
I really have no words, besides the fact that book was probably the most b ...more
"this book was......"
*backspace*
"I was so..."
*backspace*
"why was this book so good?...."
*backspace*
*backspace*
....
*tears out hair*
(Now, after giving you a very detailed explanation of the past 30 minutes,here's my actual review!:)
Ok. You've already seen my attempts at writing a review that won't bore you to death. But does this really matter when I'm this shook?? Repeat: I'm SHOOK!
I really have no words, besides the fact that book was probably the most b ...more
Finished in one sitting - couldn't get enough!!!
...more
Well, this was as YA as they get, with all the good and bad things that come with that.
Let’s start with the good: the characters are likable. This is probably why I gave this 4 stars instead of 3. Both Maddy and Olly are interesting enough to make you turn pages. That being said, we have almost instalove here. Gosh, I wish I would understand why YA authors always do that. I’m not saying their love story is badly written. Just that it happens waaaaay too fast. Slow down! Make me care first!!
The n ...more
Let’s start with the good: the characters are likable. This is probably why I gave this 4 stars instead of 3. Both Maddy and Olly are interesting enough to make you turn pages. That being said, we have almost instalove here. Gosh, I wish I would understand why YA authors always do that. I’m not saying their love story is badly written. Just that it happens waaaaay too fast. Slow down! Make me care first!!
The n ...more
Nov 08, 2015
Aj the Ravenous Reader
rated it
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Second Read: August 11, 2017
First Read: November 4, 2015
Wow! I didn’t think I’d like it even more the second time around. Just look at the amount of time I spent copying quotes and excerpts and taking photos of the pages.
“WHO IS AFFECTED BY HAR? (Hysterical Abdominal Rhopalocera)
The disease affects at least one teenaged American girl every 30 seconds” and a particular 31 year old woman in the Philippines everytime she’s reading a sweet romantic read like this book.
“You’re not living if you ...more
First Read: November 4, 2015
Wow! I didn’t think I’d like it even more the second time around. Just look at the amount of time I spent copying quotes and excerpts and taking photos of the pages.
“WHO IS AFFECTED BY HAR? (Hysterical Abdominal Rhopalocera)
The disease affects at least one teenaged American girl every 30 seconds” and a particular 31 year old woman in the Philippines everytime she’s reading a sweet romantic read like this book.
“You’re not living if you ...more
Sep 07, 2015
Christy
rated it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
2016-ya-challenge,
2016-audios
4 stars!
Everything Everything is one of those books that made me think, feel, and appreciate all the little things in my life I may take for granted every day. It’s book #5 in my YA Challenge of 2016. It had a bit of a slow start for me, but once it picked up I didn’t want to stop reading!
Madeline was diagnosed with a rare disease as a child. SCID. Because of this, she can’t go outside. She can’t touch people. She can’t e ...more
In the beginning there was nothing. And then there was everything.
Everything Everything is one of those books that made me think, feel, and appreciate all the little things in my life I may take for granted every day. It’s book #5 in my YA Challenge of 2016. It had a bit of a slow start for me, but once it picked up I didn’t want to stop reading!
Madeline was diagnosed with a rare disease as a child. SCID. Because of this, she can’t go outside. She can’t touch people. She can’t e ...more
Reread: just as beautiful and addictive as the first time. Can't wait to see the movie!
This book was wonderful. I had heard quite a lot of hype, and a lot of great reviews about it, and I went into it with caution. I'm happy to say the hype is well deserved! The story was interesting from the first page, but it was probably around page 50 or so when something happened (I'll just say it was very swoon-worthy), when I became completely sucked in. I read this book in one sitting and enjoyed every s ...more
This book was wonderful. I had heard quite a lot of hype, and a lot of great reviews about it, and I went into it with caution. I'm happy to say the hype is well deserved! The story was interesting from the first page, but it was probably around page 50 or so when something happened (I'll just say it was very swoon-worthy), when I became completely sucked in. I read this book in one sitting and enjoyed every s ...more
“Maybe growing up means disappointing the people we love.”
Actually I don't read contemporary YA that much, I've tried to avoid them for no reason, but I really loved this Everything, Everything book. It has a thing that impressed me deeply and made me reconsider about my life again. Growing up is not easy, especially when your thought is against your parents' and they try to protect you at all cost. Maddie never sees the real world for has been restrained by her mother all of her life. She ...more
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Nicola Yoon is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star. She is a National Book Award finalist, a Michael L. Printz Honor Book recipient and a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award winner. Both her novels have been made into major motion pictures. Nicola grew up in Jamaica and Brooklyn, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband, novelist David Yoo
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