Ng, Celeste: *1980
Everything I Never Told You, 2014 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- The novel explores the consequences of emotional repression, racism, and impossibly high parental expectations while examining the powerful ways that the past shapes the present.
- Information from Wikipedia
- Facts
- Interviews with Celeste Ng
- Celeste Ng discusses how she tackled the death of a favorite child: an interview from bookbrowse.
- Interview from The Toast; September 2, 2015.
- "Write What Terrifies You"
- Celeste Ng talks about her novel. Politics and Prose; June 1, 2015
- An Evening With Celeste Ng. Brookline Interactive Group; October 27, 2015
- Sometimes Taking Things Out Counts as Writing. January 18, 2022
- Everything She Graciously Told Me: Interview with Erika Dreifus
- Articles
- 3 Important Discussions.
- Kirkus Review. "Unlike so many other young protagonists, Lydia is damaged not by her parents’ abandonment or neglect, but by their overinvestment in her." July 2, 2014
Review. NYTimes; August 15, 2014- Audio (6:47)
'Everything I Never Told You' Exposed In Biracial Family's Loss. NPR Radio; June 28, 2014 - Amazon’s best book of the year by Celeste Ng: "Ng brilliantly depicts the destruction that parents can inflict on their children and on each other." The Guardian; November 20, 2014
- The Leftovers: "This is a deep, heartfelt portrait of a family struggling with its place in history, and a young woman hoping to be the fulfillment of that struggle." The New York Times; August 15, 2014
- A moving tale of a dysfunctional family: "James and Marilyn are never cruel to their children. But they aren’t especially loving either." The Los Angeles Times; July 4, 2014
- The novel navigates complex family dynamics through tragedy: "Initially, the novel seemed a bit slow, taking a long time to reveal any clue behind Lydia’s disappearance. Looking back, however, this choice appears intentional." Elena Alexander; The Standard