Review by the_good_enough_gatsby - Little Fires Everywhere

the_good_enough_gatsby 's review for:

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

2.5

challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book asks questions like what happens when conformity and rigidity are threatened by people who choose to live their life by their own rules? What is the difference between being friends and being used? Is it more important to live a life connected to your culture and heritage or is it okay to forsake that for a life of comfort and privilege? And while all these themes and questions are very interesting and worth exploring, I just couldn't bring myself to care about any of the main characters. At all. Which is a shame because I like what the author is trying to say in her story but unfortunately the characters aren't interesting enough to hold my attention. I want the books I read to have characters that I'll love or I'll hate or at least feel something for. But with these ones I couldn't care less.

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