Review by lingfish7 - Little Fires Everywhere

lingfish7 's review for:

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

4.5

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

🎧I really enjoyed this audiobook and this was my first book by this author. It read sort of like a drama-mystery book with each character having their secrets and their character flaws. The main white female character was portrayed as your typical white moderate, rich woman who thinks she’s not racist or prejudiced but whose actions show otherwise. I felt like the moral gray areas this book explored were fascinating and made the book fairly fast paced. Furthermore, the plot takes place in the late 90’s which was an interesting time to choose.

My book club chose this book and unfortunately I was unable to attend. But I can imagine it would make an excellent book club discussion. I’ve heard that the TV series (starring Reese Witherspoon) is even better than the book so I will definitely add the TV series to my list. I will also be reading more from this author because I am intrigued by her writing.

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