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Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

12 reviews

schlady's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.0

A well written and thought provoking story that explores topics of privilege, race, family, and motherhood. The setting was strikingly accurate even in its littlest details, myself having grown up around the same real places in the Cleveland area. The various characters and their stories are interesting & compelling while still easy to keep track of, written in a seemingly effortless way while taking a few unexpected turns. The ending wrapped up a tad too quickly for me, but overall another great book by Ng that I just couldn't put down.

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kdailyreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0


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jeanettesreadingcorner's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

  • this book is so intriguing and thought provoking! I spent any free time I had reading because I really couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. I devoured Little Fires Everywhere. 
  • There are so many characters and inter woven storylines. It wasn’t hard to keep track and all of them were interesting. 
  • I enjoyed how the author broached topics like motherhood, relationships, adoption, surrogacy, abortion, racism, and a seemingly utopian society. All of this while still keeping the characters and their stories engaging. 
  • The metaphorical writing! Using elements of nature or just about anything to describe the emotions of the characters was wonderful to read. 
  • It’s a little slow in the beginning but once you get to the know the characters and the plot picks up, it’s completely worth the wait. I’m so happy I grabbed this book from a Little Free Library! 


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analea_lucille's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional inspiring mysterious reflective fast-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

5.0


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aeriecircus's review

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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aklovekorn's review

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

5.0


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jeanny's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

 single mom, Mia, and her teenage daughter, Pearl, just moved to Shaker. they rent out a house from the Richardsons, they’re your typical clean-cut suburban family. and the mom, Elena Richardson, is determined to uncover Mia’s secrets. 

the first 80 pages were pretty slow in my opinion, but from the hundredth page and so on, it became more well-paced and a whole lot more interesting. but the writing is so beautiful, so i didn't find it insufferably slow.  this book was so unpredictable, there are so many plot twists and the main conflict was something i would've never expected. also, the themes of family, motherhood, and mother-daughter relationships made me really think back and do some self-reflection. i think that Celeste Ng did an amazing job on laying this undertone of the ongoing racial issues of the late 1980s. by the last hundred pages, i couldn’t put the book down. the ending was so unpredictable but i do feel like it was the most suitable and reasonable ending.

my only complaint is that i didn't feel strongly about any of the characters. all of them just came off as morally gray to me and it left me feeling conflicted, but it did lead to me having a more neutral outlook and the story. but i was genuinely amazed and taken away by this book. one of the best reads of 2021.

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elizlizabeth's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Loved this book! If you're a fan of contemporary literature this one is a must.

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meghanvolkman's review

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emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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kaitlynk_thatpageturninglife's review

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adventurous challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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