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Age Suitability
Add Age Suitabilityviolet_dove_343 thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 14 and 30
violet_dolphin_770 thinks this title is suitable for 12 years and over
burgundy_llama_53 thinks this title is suitable for 12 years and over
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Dec 18, 2016
CorteMaderaStaff_Judi thinks this title is suitable for 14 years and over
green_dog_8304 thinks this title is suitable for between the ages of 13 and 15
Quotes
Add a Quote- "Love opens you up to the world."
- "I was happy before I met him. But I'm alive now and those are not the same thing"
- "I loved you before I knew you."
- "I don't know the answer to this question. The only thing I know for sure is that this —being here with Olly, being able to love him and be loved by him—is everything."
- "He's trapped by the same memory of love, of better times, that his mother is, and it isn't enough."
- "Olly: my life is better with you in it
Madeline: but mine isn't"
- "But anything can happen at any time. Safety is not everything. There's more to life than being alive"
- "Love is worth everything. Everything"
“Will I encounter turbulence? Yes. Into all lives a little turbulence must fall.”
“In the beginning there was nothing and then there was everything.”
“The Void – a universe that can wink into existence can wink out again.”
" Not pointless," she says, and looks at me seriously. "Just because you can't experience everything doesn't mean you shouldn't experience anything..." (Carla to Madeline)
it's soothing to see an entire world at once-to see the pieces and know how it all fits together. Page 296
We watch the way the water pulls back and turns over and beats against the sand, trying to wear the earth away. And even though it doesn't succeed, it pulls back and pounds the shore again and again, as if there were no last time and there is no next time and this time is the time that counts. Page 232
Notices
Add NoticesOther: This book has lots and lots of errors! For instance: In one scene, the passage of time seems inconsistent; there are post-it notes that are signed "Carla" even though the character who wrote them is Janet; the definition of "surprise" (according to this book, its plural is "surprisees"); and a picture of the earth that's a mirror image of the actual thing.
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Add a CommentToo similar to "The Sun is Also a Star." Too formulaic.
Did not finish.
I brought this book with me camping, hoping to read a couple chapters and I just couldn't put it down. I don't remember who recommended it, but I'm so glad they did. It is a little childish, yes, but I am never one to turn down young adult reading. The story is about a "bubble girl" growing up and trying to find her way in the world (well, I guess in her bubble). I felt all of the main character's feelings right alongside her - loneliness, fear, love, excitement, disappointment, anger, joy, frustration, etc. I noticed that the book was turned into a movie (or at least that's what the front of the cover said), but movies never seem to live up to the books so I'll probably pass on seeing it - but I will grab a few more books by this author! I would give it a 9 out of 10.
Wonderful!! Can't believe I finished the book in two days it keep me wanting to read more and more. I was so interested with the book and it's just an amazing book.
Not a teen book you would expect everyday, but it's okay, I guess. Maybe a book you would flip through in a flash.
Wow. I'm astonished like idk what to say but best book ever like I loved it I'm in love
Not your typical teen novel because it doesn't try to be anything more than it isn't, this isn't the next dystopian hit but instead a simple romance. Young Maddy has a rare form of disease where she cannot leave her home due to having an extremely weak immune system, but that doesn't stop her from forming a relationship with her new neighbour Olly. This eventually leads her into a spiral of questioning everything about her mother, risking it all to pursue romance. A drama like this is unheard of, not only that but the incredible diversity of our protagonist.
- @Florence of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library
This is a heartbreaker right here. As a hopeless romantic myself it was incredibly difficult to read at times. A lot of thought and effort clearly went into writing this, and props to the author for such a moving story. I absolutely loved the development throughout the book and how genuine it all seemed. It really pulls at your heartstrings in a way that you cannot imagine. Everything, Everything is definitely worth reading if you believe in security and love. It will have you becoming as much as a hopeless romantic as the protagonist herself, and you will finish it with a smile knowing you've come through it.
- @Siri of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library
This is my ultimate go-to book for whenever I have a cup of tea or hot cocoa in my hand, because I so love reading about Maddy and her ventures out into becoming who she really is. I get that everyone has read this book and it seems overrated but it really isn’t, there is nothing basic about this novel; there is something new around every page. Yes, it’s not a part of the dystopian trend but having a normal, realistic book to read is always nice. Maddy’s disease has her allergic to basically everything, she has never even ventured out of her house. Her mother and her nurse are the two sole people she has acquainted herself with for the past seventeen years; until the day she looks out her window and sees Olly. She sees him and that’s where her life begins. She begins wanting ‘everything, everything’ and finds she is more than just a sealed up girl. I love the layout of the book too, there aren’t long chapters most of the time and sometimes there are simple short paragraphs. I love, love, love this book and I think the messages are really beautiful.
- @jewelreader of the Teen Review Board of the Hamilton Public Library
Such an easy, entertaining read! I didn't realize I finished this in just one night! I feel I can relate to the controlling mom (but NOT as crazy though-sorry spoiler alert) Also feel I understand and I bond better with my 14 yo daughter as she loved this book too! And the ending was an unexpected one. You should read it- not only for YA but for older or mature ones too!
Characters: 8/10
Plot: 8/10
Writing: 10/10
I like to call this an M&M read. Once I read one page, I wanted another and another. I churned through this in an evening. It was fun and engaging. It may not be one of my favorite books of all time, but I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
BORING!!!
I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this book! The art work through out was relevant to the story, eye-catching and entertaining. I found Madeline's narrative to be honest about her situation in life, yet empathetic towards the other characters in her life. A beautiful story about the lengths one will go to for Love.