Everything, Everything

Everything, Everything
By Nicola Yoon
Reviewed by Sydney

In Everything, Everything, Madeline has a rare medical condition called SCID. SCID stands for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency Disease. She can’t leave her house, and if she does she could die. Her condition is as if she is allergic to the world outside her air locked house. Madeline Whittier has never left her house in 17 years.

Madeline’s life changes after she sees her new neighbor move in, Olly. First they started communicating by writing on their windows with a marker. Then they started instant messaging and emailing each other. He asked why she couldn’t come outside, but she didn’t want to tell him that she is sick, because she didn’t want Olly to treat her like she was different. When Madeline told Olly that she was sick, Olly didn’t treat her differently, but he was more careful about her.

Olly and Madeline fell in love, and I fell in love with them. Olly and Madeline opened up to each other. Madeline’s nurse, Carla, allowed Olly to come over to meet her in person. When they started talking to each other in person, they fell more in love. I think they both knew, once they met, that they were meant to be.

Everything, Everything, was really exciting to read, and the book was really inspiring. The book made me feel what the character felt; when someone was mad, sad, happy, or scared I felt the same way. The details painted a clear picture of what was going on in the story. The characters’ personality were so well explained I almost felt like I knew them. Reading the book, with such clear details, I almost felt like I was watching the movie

Honestly, there was nothing I didn’t like about the book. The book made me feel uplifted and happy. This book made me change the way I feel about the world. The way Madeline explains what she feels, sees, hears, and smells when she went outside made me notice the things around me. This book was heartwarming and I didn’t want it to end.