Reviews

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

sheiltheshell's review against another edition

4.0

I love Celeste Ng’s writing style. She writes such flawed characters that you can’t help but root for (Mia obvi). My only thing is sometimes there’s too many people to focus on and it feels like some of them don’t get enough depth (Izzy)

boundinspines's review against another edition

2.0

I had a hard time keeping my train of thought with this one. I know there have been lots of rave reviews, but I felt there were over details in the parts that didn't need them and not enough in the parts that did.

kbrantmeier24's review against another edition

5.0

This writing of this book is exquisite. The way Celeste Ng weaves the narrative through the perspective of each character is seamless. Each chapter peels back layers of the characters and you witness each of their evolutions, some for better and some for worse. I absolutely devoured this story. It brings up the topics of racism and classism, poses diverse views of motherhood, and makes you think about what's really best when it comes to who you are and how you live your life.

ac_blanco's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

4.0

the_escape_artist_'s review against another edition

4.0

Spoiler

I really enjoyed this book, but I could only give it four starts because I felt the addition of the surrogacy wasn’t done in the best way, and was a bit ham fisted. I think a better option would simple to have been an adoption where she changed her mind. The surrogacy angle makes her seem a bit callous, and doesn’t acknowledge the relationship and value of a father at all, a man who was as biologically attached to the child as Mia, who would always wonder where his flesh and blood was. that biological parentage is always important, that at its core that connection should be honoured where it can be was the main argument Mia made for May Lynn to be given back to her mother. I found it to be a flaw in the story. That being said, I think the characters were well developed (I wanted more from the fathers, but this was a book about mothers and daughters) and I enjoyed my time reading it and would recommend it.

agameofbooksblog's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book as much as I loved the tv show! While there are some differences, the show kept pretty true to the book. I’ve still been holding out hope for more to this story as it kind of ends on a mystery but overall it feels like a satisfactory ending. 

nikread84's review against another edition

5.0

Fantastic. Celeste Ng deftly weaves these complex characters together to form a masterful story that winds its way through the neighborhood of Shaker Heights. The story begins with a fire - but through Ng’s maneuvering, you see the same fire with a very different perspective at the end of the book.

This story truly reminded me of one of the final photos/art pieces mentioned; bits of paper woven together to create a larger piece - without one storyline, the whole of the book would not have been the same.

jademcam's review against another edition

2.0

je me suis trop ennuyée … c’est pas qu’il se passe rien c’est surtout que je me fichais de tous les personnages. vers la fin j’étais quand même + impliquée mais la fin était décevante donc un peu l’impression d’avoir perdu mon temps (presque 1 mois c’est long)

ash_flygare's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

shibaunited's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0