Celeste Ng, 'Everything I Never Told You'

What happened to Lydia? The question at the center of Ng’s acclaimed debut novel involves more than just how the young woman’s body ended up in a lake. With Lydia’s death her seemingly close-knit family pulls apart, and the narrative explores the frustrations of her mother, who gave up her medical studies for her family, the anger and survival strategies of her two surviving siblings, and the challenges each of the Lees have faced in balancing the Chinese and American halves of the family—a stability that had seemed achieved in the blue-eyed, black-haired Lydia, the focus of her parents’ dreams.

[kidowmer]

This is among the unforgettable books I have read. On top of the gripping storyline, her clever & sensitive use of words makes reading this such a pleasure.

[JeremyFrancispiano]

Started reading this book last night. Finished it this evening. I believe she was wise in teaming up with the Penguin Press. I could see how challenging it must have been for her to organize all the "time jumps" into that coherent narrative. As a person, i find her very inspiring. Well done Celeste!

[alyssablanco]

I really enjoyed this book and cried over it about 4x throughout. I think it’s because I relate to every member of the family, how we all have a burden to carry, and no family is perfect.

[benjaminj.kreger-creative]

She says she’s not Dickens, yet I’ve not come across a more gripping open to a book since Dickens!

“Lydia is dead, but they don’t know this yet.”

Freaking tore my heart out in 9 words!

[hannadavis]

I loved this book so much mainly because i related to lydia sooo much. Im a science student too and not on my choice. I ended this book sobbing

[vaishi]

celeste should be so immensely proud of herself. seriously.

[lindaharrison]

Just now watching this so of course her new book is out. Funny to hear her talk about working hard on it. I read EINTY but hearing her talk about it makes me want to read it again.

[rogercampbell]

This is one of the pre imminent book stores to present something of worthy of going to your local library to make sure they have copies of these books that this bookstore presents. We read

[nicolesgray]

Love this book! Who was the older man asking about self-publishing? Doesn't he realize that she is an accomplished professor and professional? She's a pro....

[roniquebreauxjordan]

I'm thinking of the movie "Mona Lisa Smile" and remembering my mom's Betty Crocker cookbook that I learnt how to bake cookies from..😊

[pestolover]

omg i kinda wanna see Jack and Nath end up thgthr as a couple👀👀💅💅

[lakeshagadson]

this is another great question are there more authors than novelist

[lakeshagadson]

can you tell me how long you been a writing

[debbiewhite]

I haven't read book but watched the movie on Hulu. It was so good

[Spacemonkeymojo]

Funny how she said she wrote from her own experiences yet the book is about an Asian male and white female couple (why?) yet her own marriage is to a white male lol. That coupled with tweets she’s made about how she doesn’t find asian men attractive and that they remind her of her cousin reveals a lot about her psyche. She’s messed up.

[sherylgill]

Sorry but this book is so confusing
1st 10 pages give me headache..