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Everything I Never Told You

Written by: Celeste Ng
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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Lydia is the favourite child of Marilyn and James Lee - a girl who inherited her mother's bright-blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair.

Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfil 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.

©2014 Celeste Ng (P)2014 Blackstone Audiobooks Genre Fiction Literary Fiction

Critic Reviews

"[A] moving tale...of daughters for whom cultural disconnect is but the first challenge." (Vogue)

"The mysterious circumstances of 16-year-old Lydia Lee's tragic death have her loved ones wondering how, exactly, she spent her free time. This ghostly debut novel calls to mind The Lovely Bones." (Marie Claire)

"There is much here that might impress Pulitzer and Man Booker judges." (Mark Lawson, Guardian)
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After watching Little fires everywhere, my curiosity got the best of me and hence downloaded this book. Absolutely brilliant plot, kept me on the edge.

Cannot wait for her next book.

Intriguing

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The story starts with a flavour of thriller but ends up getting tangled into the family drama. It's a typical ABCD case - American Born Confused Desi, but only with a Chinese second generation family. Each one have their own issues - Father with a fitting in concern, Mother with her failed aspirations, Son with parental neglect, daughter with mounting expectations and the youngest kid with a feeling of being an unwanted fifth wheel. A one time listen is fine but would have loved to see the suspense built up better and other characters beyond these 5 explored in deep like Louisa and Jack. The audible narration was good.

Another American family drama

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I found the book and it’s story very enlightening. In today’s day and age we hear only about how the Black are ostracized, but the discrimination goes beyond that. To Asians, Indians, and much more. I really like the way the author has built this through the book.

What was most endearing is the mother’s wish for HER dreams to be fulfilled through her daughter. It’s unfair but true in many societies where women are cast typed as homemakers only. Unfortunately for the daughters, this then leads to a point where they cannot have dreams of their own.

The narration was very clear, very understandable, and gripping to listen to as well. A good fit for the book.

Gripping and true.

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I couldn't bring myself to empathize with the characters somehow. it's not like they lacked anything.. they just chose to focus on what they don't have... instead of focusing on what they had. This is not a story about resilience of the human spirit.. it's about just sulking over what u don't have..

Couldn't empathize with the characters

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