Recenzie Everything i never told you by Celeste Ng

A haunting debut novel about a mixed-race family living in 1970s Ohio and the tragedy that will either be their undoing or their salvation.

Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet . . . So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, 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 center of every party.

When Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together tumbles into chaos, forcing them to confront the long-kept secrets that have been slowly pulling them apart. James, consumed by guilt, sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to find a responsible party, no matter what the cost. Lydia’s older brother, Nathan, is certain that the neighborhood bad boy Jack is somehow involved. But it’s the youngest of the family—Hannah—who observes far more than anyone realizes and who may be the only one who knows the truth about what happened.

A profoundly moving story of family, history, and the meaning of home, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, exploring the divisions between cultures and the rifts within a family, and uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.


My opinion:

Well, inca nu stiu ce părere am despre acesta carte. Pe de-o parte, îmi place conceptual ei si problemele pe care acesta le pune in evidenta:

• Lipsa de comunicare: multe dintre problemele acestei familii s-ar fi rezolvat daca doar ar fi discutat despre ceea ce-I durea si deranja, daca doar îşi exprimau dorinţele;
• Maltratarea, atât fizica ca si verbala: de cele mai multe ori cea verbala lasă mai multe cicatrici decât cea fizica; fiecare dintre noi s-a confruntat cu aşa ceva, uni in doze mai mici, alti in doze mai mari. Iar venind din partea unei persoane apropiate, doare de zece ori mai mult;
• Înşelarea, pe care eu personal o urăsc mai mult si care nu pot să-i caut scuze nici in cele mai întunecate probleme; acesta nu e răspunsul la problemele tale, nu e scăparea ta, ci mai mult de adânceşti in si mai multe probleme. 

Toate acestea le găseşti in carte. Ins ape de alta parte, felul cum sunt povestite acţiunile si evenimentele nu m-a atras deloc. Mi-a trebuit o ora sa citesc 20 de pagini. Capitolele sunt foarte lungi si implicit plictisitoare. Credeam ca pe parcursul ei, aceasta se va schimba, insa m-am înşelat. Din punctul meu de vedere cartea merita doar 2 stele din 5 si asta pentru poveste.

Anyway, eu zic sa o încercaţi pentru ca s-ar putea sa va placa mai mult decât mie. Enjoy! End good luck!:)


Favorite quote:

"People decide what you're like before they even get to know you."