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A review by _askthebookbug
All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
5.0
{ Book Recommendation }
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All we ever wanted is a book about self-worth and self-love. I'm writing about this book solely for the reason that over the years humans have lost the tendency to appreciate themselves. To know what they deserve and not settling for something less is a much needed topic to be discussed about. This book is all about that and much more.
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The story talks about how a sexual and immoral picture of a college girl, Lyla is spread among the community by her crush and classmate, Finch. Lyla is from a middle class family raised by a single father Tom who stresses about the importance of knowing one's worth. He believes in doing the right thing no matter the consequences. Finch, on the other hand comes from an affluent family who takes after his father. Nina, his mother having had a simple life before she married Kirk, knows how shallow her husband has turned out in the last few years. She knows her son is guilty of circulating the pictures and she knows she has to set it right.
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The story is simple. Finch is wrong but there are multiple stories surrounding the case. While Nina decides to do the right thing, she has to face her husband and consider her next step. This book is beautifully written. Nina's character is such a lovely and fierce one at the same time. Her decision to be honest and fight for justice even if she has to go against her son, is something that I truly appreciate. She teaches Lyla never to be afraid if she hasn't done wrong. This book is full of morality and goodness.
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In this era, where people are often too shallow and are worried about their bank balances, this story teaches that nothing is more important than the truth. It speaks volumes about love, forgiveness and consequences. There were few flaws as well. The story took an unexpected turn at the very end which I did not enjoy. But that did not change the impact it had on me as a whole. I'd urge you to read this and think about what's worth fighting for in your life.
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I won't rate this book because it'd be unfair to sum up all this into a single digit.
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All we ever wanted is a book about self-worth and self-love. I'm writing about this book solely for the reason that over the years humans have lost the tendency to appreciate themselves. To know what they deserve and not settling for something less is a much needed topic to be discussed about. This book is all about that and much more.
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The story talks about how a sexual and immoral picture of a college girl, Lyla is spread among the community by her crush and classmate, Finch. Lyla is from a middle class family raised by a single father Tom who stresses about the importance of knowing one's worth. He believes in doing the right thing no matter the consequences. Finch, on the other hand comes from an affluent family who takes after his father. Nina, his mother having had a simple life before she married Kirk, knows how shallow her husband has turned out in the last few years. She knows her son is guilty of circulating the pictures and she knows she has to set it right.
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The story is simple. Finch is wrong but there are multiple stories surrounding the case. While Nina decides to do the right thing, she has to face her husband and consider her next step. This book is beautifully written. Nina's character is such a lovely and fierce one at the same time. Her decision to be honest and fight for justice even if she has to go against her son, is something that I truly appreciate. She teaches Lyla never to be afraid if she hasn't done wrong. This book is full of morality and goodness.
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In this era, where people are often too shallow and are worried about their bank balances, this story teaches that nothing is more important than the truth. It speaks volumes about love, forgiveness and consequences. There were few flaws as well. The story took an unexpected turn at the very end which I did not enjoy. But that did not change the impact it had on me as a whole. I'd urge you to read this and think about what's worth fighting for in your life.
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I won't rate this book because it'd be unfair to sum up all this into a single digit.