Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng- April 5-6th 2017
“The things that go unsaid are often the things that eat at you--whether because you didn't get to have your say, or because the other person never got to hear you and really wanted to.”
― Celeste Ng, Everything I Never Told You
“The things that go unsaid are often the things that eat at you--whether because you didn't get to have your say, or because the other person never got to hear you and really wanted to.”
― Celeste Ng, Everything I Never Told You
Rating: 📚📚📚📚📚
When I had first heard about this book I had thought that it was going to be similar to the novel The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. I was pleasantly surprised while I read the book. It is not only unique but I cannot help but enjoy the read.
We follow each of the Lee family members as they try to process the death of their daughter/sister Lydia. The book becomes a character study as we get to learn about each of the characters and their relationship with Lydia. Each of the characters has a certain perspective of Lydia and makes their own judgment of what has happened to her based on what they know about her. As the novel continues we learn that she was not just what one person thought about her. It opens with the line "Lydia is dead but they don't know it yet." The family of course realizes something is wrong when she does not come down for breakfast. As they try to go on with their normal day they realize something is very much amiss. Her death and their discovery of it causes many events to occur throughout the novel.
I enjoyed reading from the different perspectives of each of the characters and learning little pieces of Lydia's life with them and also their lives. Each of the family members is holding secrets back from the rest of the family which causes problems for all. Not only do we focus on the present day with Lydia's death but we also get ideas on culture in the late seventies. The novel takes place in 1977, with a mixed family. The mother is a white American, while her husband is a Chinese American. The racial problems in the novel causes the family to be viewed differently by the other minor characters around them. The novel also shows different time periods and how the family grows throughout each time.
We follow each of the Lee family members as they try to process the death of their daughter/sister Lydia. The book becomes a character study as we get to learn about each of the characters and their relationship with Lydia. Each of the characters has a certain perspective of Lydia and makes their own judgment of what has happened to her based on what they know about her. As the novel continues we learn that she was not just what one person thought about her. It opens with the line "Lydia is dead but they don't know it yet." The family of course realizes something is wrong when she does not come down for breakfast. As they try to go on with their normal day they realize something is very much amiss. Her death and their discovery of it causes many events to occur throughout the novel.
I enjoyed reading from the different perspectives of each of the characters and learning little pieces of Lydia's life with them and also their lives. Each of the family members is holding secrets back from the rest of the family which causes problems for all. Not only do we focus on the present day with Lydia's death but we also get ideas on culture in the late seventies. The novel takes place in 1977, with a mixed family. The mother is a white American, while her husband is a Chinese American. The racial problems in the novel causes the family to be viewed differently by the other minor characters around them. The novel also shows different time periods and how the family grows throughout each time.
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