Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Hi classmates! Of the three books I read last semester, my favorite was Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. It is 310 pages long and worth every single one. It is an adult fiction novel about a teen girl named Madeline Whittier who does not know what the world is. She is constantly underneath a microscope when in the hands of her mother. At times, she is being taken care of by a nurse named Carla who is a bit more loose with her. Since she was a baby, Maddy had been told by her mother (who is also a doctor) that she had to be treated to an immune disorder that could cause a fatality if exposed to the germs of the outside world. Every day was a routine for her. Without giving big details, she met a guy her age and they fell in love. Her mother of course did not approve. One day, Maddy decided to go to Hawaii with the boy and they shared a life changing experience. Maddy then grew sick and passed out. When she came back on to the mainland, Maddy stopped talking to Olly. He later moved away but Maddy had to have him back. It was not long before then that she discovered that Maddy was not as sick as her mother told her to be. Her entire life seemed like a lie. She traveled to New York where her love would be rekindled. I loved this book and everything about it. I felt that the main character, although she thought that she was sick, was a simple teen. She was not different in her personality. The way that she expressed herself at times was admirable. I truly recommend this to anyone into young adult fiction books.
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I read this book a few years ago, and I agree that it's a good book. I love how the book is set up like a diary. It made me feel more connected to Maddy as well as the other characters in the book. I thought that it was sweet that Olly showed Maddy a world she had never known, but this book is a bit predictable. If you like to be surprised, there are other, similar young adult books that can give you that. Overall, I think that it is a good book, and if you want to get lost in a different world for a few hours, you would enjoy reading this book.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love the book Everything Everything, as well as The Sun is Also a Star, which is by the same author, Nicola Yoon. In a way, Everything Everything is a coming-of-age novel because the main character, Maddy, had never lived a life outside of her house and her books, and it's amazing to see her character come to life as she explores the outside world, creating her own opinions as she does.
ReplyDeleteOne of the more complex relationships in this book that's really easy to breeze over is her relationship with Carla, her nurse. I find it interesting that Carla allowed Maddy to risk her health to visit with her neighbor because Carla had no idea that Maddy's health affliction was a ruse created by her mother. It's only natural for the reader to hate the nurse that replaces Carla, but putting myself in Maddy's mother's shoes, I was shocked that Maddy's nurse, who's sole purpose is to aid in keeping Maddy healthy, would so blatantly go against the interest of Maddy's well-being.
I definitely agree with Leah and Clara and recommend this book, as the way it is written makes it is a fast and easy read full of interesting characters and scenarios.