Book description
‟A tender but unflinching portrayal of the bond between two sisters.” —Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere
“There's not a false note to be found, and everywhere there are nuggets to savor. Why did it have to end?” —O Magazine
“A bold debut. . .…
Why read it?
1 author picked Everything Here Is Beautiful as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
In all honesty, what I liked most about this book is out of all the books I’ve read about mental illness, this one comes closest to my own book.
It looks at the ramifications of mental illness through the gaze of a person that loves the main character. In the case of this book, it is two Asian American sisters: Lucia and Miranda.
Lucia, like many people with a mental health diagnosis, like the character Bowie in my novel, suffers from anosognosia - a lack of insight about having a mental illness; making her oppositional to any treatment that would…
From David's list on The best books about people trying to keep their shit together.
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