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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
- Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
Meet Gilda. She cannot stop thinking about death. Desperate for relief from her anxious mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local church and finds herself abruptly hired to replace the deceased receptionist Grace. It's not the most obvious job - she's queer and an atheist for starters - and so in between trying to learn mass, hiding her new maybe-girlfriend and conducting an amateur investigation into Grace's death, Gilda must avoid revealing the truth of her mortifying existence.
A blend of warmth, deadpan humour, and pitch-perfect observations about the human condition, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead is a crackling exploration of what it takes to stay afloat in a world where your expiration - and the expiration of those you love - is the only certainty.
A Buzzfeed 'Highly Anticipated Book' for 2021.
Critic reviews
"Introducing the bumbling, anxious, helplessly kindhearted heroine we all need right now. Gilda might be an accidental Catholic, a lapsed lesbian, and an inept receptionist, but she's awfully good at helping us reckon-hilariously, tenderly-with our impending deaths." (Courtney Maum, author of I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You)
"As a queer woman whose brain can be a terrifying place, I devoured this novel about a panic-ridden lesbian who hides her sexuality to work at a Catholic Church. While the narrator is anxious beyond measure, the prose is self-assured - brisk and effortless, moving through time and space with ease. At its core, the novel is about the fragility of human life, kept fresh with an intriguing mystery and subtle moments of tenderness. Everyone In This Room Will Someday Be Dead is a dreary truth but a delightful read." (Anna Dorn, author of Vagablonde)
"Anxious death-obsessed lesbians unite! I cackled and cringed in recognition while following the exploits of Gilda, who is plagued by intrusive thoughts about death and the absurdity of the human condition. Emily Austin is a unique and wry writer, and her debut novel manages to be both hilarious and profound, a winning combination." (Celia Laskey, author of Under the Rainbow)
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- mr kevin john morton
- 26-08-22
A very good book!
I absolutely loved listening to this book. I struggle a lot with my mental health and honestly it was very relatable.
My one issue is that I feel it’s a better read rather than listen due to how disjointed the story is. From what friends have told me, the font changes and it’s very clear that what’s going on is different to what just happened whereas it’s harder to grasp that straight away from listening.
Overall I’d really recommend!
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- Mood ring
- 19-02-24
Unusual yet relatable
Overall enjoyable listen- witty and funny whilst also thought provoking . Would have preferred a more of a who funnier storyline.
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- Hobsons_choice
- 21-10-22
Hard hitting exposé on the slide to depression
This was a difficult read from the start. it is so well written and the performance of the narrator was superb however I felt triggered throughout. I don't see myself as someone with anxiety but I felt anxious at the end of each listening session. I was always expecting it to turn into something it wasn't and I stuck with it because it is our bookclub read, but only because of the subject matter I found it the hardest read ever suggested over almost 20 years of our group being together. I applaud the narrator as I cannot imagine she read this without feeling anxious too.
I could not give this a 1 star as it excelled in its depiction of the slide into depression and if you think you understand how to help someone in this situation, this book really does indicate a) how many people missed cues b) how they can mask it c) being cheerful and asking them to be cheerful doesn't work d) their behaviour can be misconstrued as criminal and the police/hospitals can be too busy to spot it even after repeated visits.. "cry for help" e) they need help to turn it around from professionals who know the stages and the risks
I did learn a lot but I felt pain listening to it.
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- Shaun
- 10-02-24
Unhinged and anxiety ridden!
Told in a stream of consciousness and a chaotic stream at that. This could be annoying for some but I found incredibly moving at times and darkly funny. It’s the warts and all story of mental illness and the harsh truths that can make people unlikable with it.
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- Sometimes it's a Zebra 🦓
- 04-05-23
Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
I don't know what to say about this novel!
It is existential, nihilistic, poignant and beautiful.
Contemplation of human nature, nature in general, wonderment and awe, enchantment, necromancy, bewilderment and dismay.
It is a study of the most miniscule and inconsequential aspects in life to the most considerable and momentous themes.
Deeply depressing and tentatively uplifting.
Overall, highly relatable content!
p.s. It's not hands for me but faces - the fact that we all have faces! 🤯
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- TheRealMrsB
- 01-05-23
Really enjoyed this
Well narrated engaging first person insight into depression and anxiety. The main character's struggle to negotiate daily life is told in a dead pan and honest way. I loved and could relate to her apathy numerous times throughout the book! A good listen.
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- Louise Walsh
- 03-03-24
Honestly
You can pick this up if you listen from time to time. A honest delve into an unhappy mind.
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- HAR
- 21-06-22
Wasn’t for me
It was just ok and I did manage to finish it but I wouldn’t recommend it.
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