The Details
Title: Everything, Everything
Author: Nicola Yoon
Genre: Contemporary YA Romance
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Rating: 4.5/5
Pace: Fast
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
“Just because you can’t experience everything doesn’t mean you shouldn’t experience anything.”
The Synopsis
My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, Carla.
But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.
Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.
But then one day, a moving truck arrives next door. I look out my window, and I see him. He’s tall, lean and wearing all black—black T-shirt, black jeans, black sneakers, and a black knit cap that covers his hair completely. He catches me looking and stares at me. I stare right back. His name is Olly.
Maybe we can’t predict the future, but we can predict some things. For example, I am certainly going to fall in love with Olly. It’s almost certainly going to be a disaster.
The Review
This is not just another sick teen novel! If you only take one thing away from this review, I hope it’s that. This book was selected by my local book club and to be honest it wasn’t my top choice. When I first read the synopsis of this book I was a bit worried it would be like all those other “I’m a teenager who is dying, falling in love, and having family dynamic issues”. However, I was so pleasantly surprised when it became much more than that!
How can one book make me feel so depressed and yet so hopeful at the same time?! Reading about the sheltered life Madeline Whittier was living in her “bubble house”, not being allowed outside, and only eating bland foods was extremely interesting. I loved her relationships with her mother, her nurse, and of course Olly.
Madeline Whittier was a very entertaining and loving character. I appreciated her high spirit in the face of frustration. When she could have given up knowing she would never get to experience a “normal” life, she pushed forward and proved that life is more than her disease.
Madeline Whittier was a very entertaining and loving character. I appreciated her high spirit in the face of frustration. When she could have given up knowing she would never get to experience a “normal” life, she pushed forward and proved that life is more than her disease.
The Style
The multiple mediums throughout the book make the reading experience so much more enjoyable. Through IMs, emails, journal pages, drawings, and diagrams it felt like Madeline was real and not just another fictional character.
Recommendation
I would recommend this to anyone looking for a quick and easy read. It was an emotional roller-coaster and left me wanting more. I really hope that Yoon comes out with a sequel.
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