All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin is a book based on current headlines. White privilege. Racial discrimination. Economic disparity. Immigration. The #metoo movement. The crux of the plot is that an inappropriate, sexual picture of a young woman is sent with a clearly racist caption to a group of high school friends and then spreads through social media. From there, the book proceeds to highlights the issues - criminal and personal - from different perspectives. Some of this book goes in the expected direction; characters and actions stay true to the stereotypes being drawn. However, what I appreciate the most is that the book does not end in a neat package. The ending adds more depth to the point being made by the entire story. It leaves me with a lot to think about.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2019/01/all-we-ever-wanted.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2019/01/all-we-ever-wanted.html
Reviewed for NetGalley.