everything i never told you

Everything I Never Told You: A Book Review

February 28, 2020January 15, 2022Posted in Fiction ReviewsTagged book, book blog, book club, book review, Celeste Ng, everything i never told you, family, family issues, opinion, review, Story, writingLeave a comment

This book review is intended for readers who have already finished Everything I Never Told You! My analysis contains several spoilers.

The Slanted Spines February book was Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng! In this haunting portrait of the Lee family, Ng illustrates a web of complicated relationships and unspoken emotional turmoil between the five members of a Chinese American household in smalltown Ohio during the 1970’s. Everything I Never Told You is a novel that begins with the death of Marilyn and James’ middle (and favorite) child Lydia, and as her mom and older brother Nath swear to discover the root of her senseless death—her body having been discovered in the nearby lake—and as her dad and younger sister Hannah struggle to cope with her absence, a myriad of secrets within her family are unveiled.

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The Slanted Spines 2020 Booklist

January 3, 2020June 14, 2021Posted in Book ListsTagged 2020, an American marriage, Blog, book, book club, book list, book review, booklist, books, everything i never told you, i am Malala, queenie, read along, reader, reading list, review, the immortalists, the night watchman, where the crawdads sing6 Comments

Happy New Year, Slanted readers! I have exciting (read: nerdy) plans for this year!

Slanted Spines is starting an informal book club! So, my fellow bookworms, get your notepad and paper out (or open a new tab on Goodreads) and take note! I’ve selected twelve books that Slanted Spines will be reading this year, and on the last Friday of the month I’ll post a book review featuring that month’s book. Hopefully, my Slanted Spines readers will join me in reading these books and discuss their thoughts following each book review!

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