Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

41 reviews

salewis224's review

hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It was okay, kind of like a movie that you see when flipping through channels and you land on it, and you don’t change away from it because it’s justtt good enough to keep your attention. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Xenophobia, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Classism

josisteacup's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

idesofmarch's review

emotional reflective tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

lwrisley's review

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

As with all of Ng's books, the characters are developed beautifully and I was immediately invested. The ending was horribly tragic, but in a per ect  way.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Xenophobia, Car accident, and Abortion

miller8d's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Vomit and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape, Self harm, and Violence

koobone's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Racism, Xenophobia, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

nucleardubs's review

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I went into this book not expecting anything special; I had gotten it at a yard sale last summer, and had simply glanced over the premise. I was pleasantly surprised when I found that I not only enjoyed the writing, but the plot was genuinely incredible and all of the characters were so intricately thought out. I found myself voicing my own opinions on matters in the plot out loud because this book was full of passion and fire. ABSOLUTELY a suggested read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Abortion

Minor: Kidnapping

vaykay's review

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing and Abortion

Minor: Cancer and Racial slurs

matilapolli's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

gostava bue de ver as fotografias do fim

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

pheebabeeba_'s review

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

The first half of the book I found a bit too slow to my liking, although I did enjoy the contrast of the two families, the Richardson’s and Mia and Pearl Warren. 

The main conflict; the case of Mirabelle/ May-Ling appeared close to the halfway point of the story. It introduced one of the main themes of the story: motherhood. 

The theme was very well written and thorough. Nothing about it felt black and white.  Admittedly, I didn’t care for a lot of the characters views on things,(the adoption, the surrogacy)but I understood them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Xenophobia, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Misogyny, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, and Alcohol