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Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

Start date: July 10, 2015

Finish date: July 13, 2015

Discussion: . Week 17: Friend Recommendation

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. Week 17: Friend Recommendation

* Week 17: Progress Post
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* Week 17: Introduction
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Oct 04, 2015 Sara rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Such a good book, I literally read this in two days. I love how it's set up -it starts with Lydia's death and then goes back and forth between the present, a few months before when she was alive, and when her parents were younger. Usually I hate when the timeline shifts but it really works in this book.

Lydia is the middle child but she's the golden child. All of her parents' hopes and dreams are weighing down on her shoulders. Her mom wants her to be brilliant and become a doctor like she could ...more

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Jan 18, 2015 Megan rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, ebook, fiction

4.5 out of 5 - This book was so good and intense! I had a hard time putting it down because I wanted to find out what happened next.

I loved the history behind Lydia's parents and how we got to see why they act the way they do. The buildup to Lydia's death was interesting, and her perspective on life was interesting as well because she really didn't get to live her life. She was always told to act a certain way because her parents were trying to live vicariously through her.

Lydia and her family ...more

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Feb 24, 2016 Chris rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2016-challenge

I enjoyed this book. I originally thought it was a mystery novel. It explored all the characters perspectives on different events and how the events influenced their lives.

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