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Modern · Fiction, Young Adult, Romance

Everything, Everything

by Nicola Yoon
2015 · 240 pages · Fiction
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

What it's about

'My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I'm allergic to the world.' The narrator hasn't left her house in fifteen years; the only people she sees are her mother and her nurse, Carla. Then everything changes.

Why it's worth reading

It spent 53 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It's a romantic young-adult novel with a twist.

You'll love it if you liked

Good to know

It includes illustrations and short chapters. It became a 2017 film.

By the numbers

63.7Must-Read Score
  • Readers24 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller63 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%

Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.

Where it ranks

Why it made the list

Bestseller
53 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2015

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Quick answers

Is Everything, Everything worth reading?

Yes. It spent 53 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists. It ranks #2,014 of the 2,816 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 63.7 (the best book we found scores 99).

What is Everything, Everything about?

'My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I'm allergic to the world.' The narrator hasn't left her house in fifteen years; the only people she sees are her mother and her nurse, Carla. Then everything changes.

How long does it take to read Everything, Everything?

About 6 hours (240 pages), or about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day.

What should I read after Everything, Everything?

If you liked it, try The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott with Mikki Daughtry and Tobias Iaconis or The Fault in Our Stars by John Green.