After having read two books that I didn't enjoy, Everything Everything was a welcome relief! The characters, what have I been saying about characters? They are the stuff that make a book enjoyable - at least for me - and these two were great.
Just when I started thinking all the original ideas had been taken, Everything Everything introduces Maddy, who suffers from a kind of "girl in the bubble" syndrome. She hasn't been out of her house in forever (literally) and the only people with whom she has direct contact are her mom, who is a doctor, and her nurse, the warm and loving Carla. Everybody else is just a face on a computer screen.
Carla seems surprisingly well adjusted for someone who's facing down a future of being trapped in her house without the prospect of real live friends or of even breathing unfiltered air. She reads, she studies, she has a great relationship with her mom - who has given up everything but her job to tend to Maddy - and Carla.
Clearly, that's not going to be enough, either for Maddy or for us. Enter Olly. Dressed all in black (aren't they all?), Olly is funny and smart and sweet. He's also persistent and isn't put off by the fact that he and Carla won't ever really be able to meet? Or will they?
I'm not going to spoil things here, people, except to say that I was satisfied with the way things worked out. You should read it and find out exactly how it does work out.
LAME FACTOR: Happily, a 0 out of 5.
YOUR PARENTS WILL FREAK FACTOR: For the most part, they will not, although perhaps this isn't for super young readers (less than 8th grade).
BRAIN POWER: The story is very well written, but there's nothing too tricky here.
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