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    Everything I Never Told You

    Written by Celeste Ng

    Narrated by Cassandra Campbell

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    About this audiobook

    Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee; a girl with her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But Lydia is under pressures that have nothing to do with growing up in 1970s small town Ohio. Her father is an American born of Chinese immigrants, and his ethnicity, and hers, make them conspicuous. When Lydia's body is found in a lake, James is consumed by guilt and sets out on a reckless path. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to make someone accountable. Lydia's brother, Nathan, is convinced that local bad boy Jack is involved. But it's the youngest in the family - Hannah - who may be the only one who knows what really happened.

    “There is much here that might impress Pulitzer and Man Booker judges.” Mark Lawson, Guardian
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateMay 28, 2015
    ISBN9781510004184
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    • 4/5
      It was really good. Well written and impactful. Celeste did a good job of relaying the feelings of 3 very hurt children. I felt for them so deeply. Their parents treated them so differently and yet they all had such similar experiences of their parents. As for the parents - they made me yearn for a therapist. I always wish for more closure at the end of a book hence the 4 stars. I want the parents to have suffered more but I suppose it's enough that there's an allusion to the children finding peace.

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    • 4/5
      The storyline is original but a very very sad read. I admire the author’s ability to tell a deeply emotional story so well.

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    • 5/5
      A powerful story that brings to light the plight of being different in the obvious and not very obvious ways.

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    • 3/5
      3,5* Celeste Ng s prose and writing style is very beautiful and impressive. I found the book interesting and very sad. It did not live quite up to my expectations, having loved Little fires Everywhere so much. A bit underwhelming (and really depressing), but well written.

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    • 4/5
      A mini tragedy encapsulated within a single family. Also explores usual of racism and sexism. Well written and engaging.

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    • 2/5
      The relief when I heard THE END!!! What a depressing and too long of a story

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    • 5/5
      This story sucked me in right from the beginning. A heartbreaking tale of parents trying to live through their children, of children trying to keep the family together. A very sad story.

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    • 5/5
      One of the best I have ever read! 5 stars to the narrator as well. ❤❤
    • 4/5
      Her circumvented approach to the events in the book kept me wanting to hear more.
      It describes a reality that is all too familiar: parents expectations for children, peer pressure, racism, complicated family dynamics, but most importantly, the differences in perceptions from different people about the same situations.
      Once more we learn the importance of communication with our loved ones.
    • 5/5
      SUPERBLY CONSTRUCTED and beautifully narrated a deep dive into the mind of teenagers and growing up in a mixed race family, poignant, sensitive and very poetic a really brilliant if sad tale
    • 5/5
      A great book, first I’ve read by this author though I watch Little Fires Everywhere before reading this.
    • 4/5
      Beautifully written, a sad indictment of ugly racism in mid century America. It’s hard to believe that « nice » people behaved with such arrogance and disrespect. I enjoyed this listen….
    • 1/5
      The saddest part of this book isn't the trauma, the parental expectations or the daughter's overlooked selfishness towards her brother, but rather the neglect of the two unimportant children.
    • 4/5
      This book was painful to listen to, not because it was bad but because of the subject matter. It made me think about my own parenting, to make sure not to exert the type of pressure that would be burdensome to your kids. If anything, it was well written as it revealed everything through the characters perspectives.
    • 5/5
      I loved Celeste Ng's "Little Fires Everywhere" so was very excited to read this, it did not disappoint! She has such an insightful way of captivating complicated family dynamics, internal struggles and racial prejudice. A great read, highly recommended.
    • 4/5
      The narrator was wonderful. I have mixed feelings about the book, but I gave it 4 stars because it’s honestly well written.
    • 4/5
      So descriptively written it’s a pleasure to listen to the words spoken out loud.