Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

16 reviews

jeanny's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cursing and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse and Racism

elizlizabeth's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Abortion, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Bullying

All CW topics are framed critically and seriously, difficult ones like racism, bullying and cultural appropiation are necessary for the plot and it's not hinted that they could ever be an acceptable thing to incur on them.

meghanvolkman's review

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Infertility, Racism, Car accident, and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

kaitlynk_thatpageturninglife's review

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic relationship

anne311's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

"Um ehrlich zu sein, ich weiß es nicht. Aber sie wird es überleben. Manchmal denkt man, es geht nicht mehr weiter, und findet doch einen Weg." Mia suchte nach einer passenden Erklärung. "Es ist wie nach einem Präriefeuer. Vor einigen Jahren, als wir in Nebraska waren, hab ich mal eins gesehen. Man meint, das Ende der Welt zu sehen. Die Erde ist völlig versengt und schwarz, alles Grün ist verschwunden. Aber nach dem Brand ist der Boden fruchtbarer, und Neues kann wachsen."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Excrement, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism and Rape

vmac's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Grief