Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

73 reviews

lilshorty's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book proved itself both heartwarming and heartbreaking but thoroughly engrossing nonetheless this books explores the intersections of parenthood, coming of age, class, culture, and race in a profound and challenging manner.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Infertility, and Abandonment

Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, and Abandonment

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Classism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

vaekay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Drug use, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Abandonment, Alcohol, Stalking, Kidnapping, Medical content, Miscarriage, and Racism

Moderate: Cursing and Abortion

Minor: Cancer and Racial slurs

directorpurry's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Racism and Classism

carlyg96's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, and Abandonment

liz_h_140's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Abandonment, and Classism

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beautiful book. I really enjoyed analyzing it and I definitely would look into more books by Celeste Ng in the future!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Infertility, Abortion, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, and Racism

Minor: Toxic friendship, Rape, and Sexual content

adriennegg's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This was my second book of Celeste Ng’s and I found it lighter, faster and more enjoyable than the other - Everything I Never Told You. It was a good read on the disparity between having the ideals of a better and speaking the right words but not working that through in practice. I was left wanting the world to be right for most of the characters, but of course, it never ends that way is it’s not a utopia. Worth reading if you’re up for something quick and light between other things.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Classism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping and Abandonment

sophi_ereads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

So much love for this book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Mental illness, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Miscarriage

This was a hard read. So much to unpack. A deeply moving book about ethical and moral dilemas.

hanlov's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“All her life, she had learned that passion, like fire, was a dangerous thing. It so easily went out of control. It scaled walls and jumped over trenches. Sparks leapt like fleas and spread as rapidly; a breeze could carry embers for miles. Better to control that spark and pass it carefully from one generation to the next, like an Olympic torch. Or, perhaps, to tend it carefully like an eternal flame: a reminder of light and goodness that would never—could never—set anything ablaze. Carefully controlled. Domesticated. Happy in captivity. The key, she thought, was to avoid conflagration.”

Oooh this one ended up fascinating me. Took me a minute to connect with the story but once it picked up, I NEEDED to know what would happen! The way everything connected was so good and definitely gets you thinking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion and Abandonment