Book Review: Everything/Nothing/Someone

Everything/Nothing/Someone
By Alice Carriere
Review by Rosa

I don’t think I have ever read a book that is so brutally honest. Everything/Nothing/Someone tells the story of Alice Carriere’s complicated coming-of-age enveloped in the bohemian spheres of the simultaneously sparkly and shady New York City, her journey towards diagnosis and healing, and the flawed systems that failed to protect her.

Alice truly has a way with words; she makes the most horrific situations read so eloquently in a heartbreakingly conflicting kind of way. Her story speaks to the desire to be loved above all else and how when this doesn’t exist, or goes wrong, or boundaries are blurred, it can derail your sense of self; spurring a downward spiral that can quickly transform from feeling absolutely everything to nothing at all. However, as Alice shows, when you continue to grow, find language for the traumas you have experienced, and learn to advocate for yourself, eventually this spiral will slow and one day, you’ll feel like someone again.

This is a book that certainly won’t be for everyone. Please be aware of your mental and emotional capacity before diving in- contains strong trigger warnings for self-harm, sexual abuse, emotional neglect, and substance abuse. For those that appreciated I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jeanette McCurdy and In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado.