Everything I Never Told You
von Celeste Ng
Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet.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 fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue - in Marilyn's case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker, in James's case that Lydia be popular at school, a girl with a busy social life and the centre of every party. 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 first-generation Chinese immigrants, and his ethnicity, and hers, make them conspicuous in any setting.When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt and sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to make someone accountable, no matter what the cost. Lydia's older brother, Nathan, is convinced that local bad boy Jack is somehow involved. But it's the youngest in the family - Hannah - who observes far more than anyone realises and who may be the only one who knows what really happened.Everything I Never Told You is a gripping page-turner, about secrets, love, longing, lies and race.Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.
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Everything I Never Told You
von Celeste Ng
Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet.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 fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue - in Marilyn's case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker, in James's case that Lydia be popular at school, a girl with a busy social life and the centre of every party. 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 first-generation Chinese immigrants, and his ethnicity, and hers, make them conspicuous in any setting.When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, James is consumed by guilt and sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to make someone accountable, no matter what the cost. Lydia's older brother, Nathan, is convinced that local bad boy Jack is somehow involved. But it's the youngest in the family - Hannah - who observes far more than anyone realises and who may be the only one who knows what really happened.Everything I Never Told You is a gripping page-turner, about secrets, love, longing, lies and race.Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.
Aktuelle Rezensionen(3)
Rezension von Merle-historical accuracy -being different/discrimination -narrative technique
Rezension von JuliaEine Familien-Dystopie, in der die Menschen als traurige Trabanten um die Wahrheit kreisen, die niemand ausspricht - oder die das Buch für sie nun doch endlich ausspricht. Jede*r für sich trauert um den eigenen Platz in der Gesellschaft und der Familie, niemand ist zufrieden - dann passiert das Dramatischste, was einer Familie widerfahren kann: ein Kind stirbt und der Roman entrollt sich rückwärts, um diese Katastrophe zu begreifen. Kaum auszuhalten ist die Grausamkeit und die Einsamkeit der Figuren auf großen Lesestrecken. Doch das Ende ist versöhnlich und die Lektüre ein wahnsinnig gutes Empathietraining.
Rezension von Caroll-AnnThe book has so much potential but sadly it didn‘t fulfill it. This is about grief, self-identity, family, race and so much more. The book wasn‘t bad at all but somehow it just wasn‘t enough to be good, I had to force myself to keep reading to be honest and the ending felt a little rushed. I expected more. That‘s really everything I have to say about this one.