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A review by ahmay
Our Missing Hearts: A Novel by Celeste Ng
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Kind of hurts to read as an Asian-American, but it’s supposed to.
Didn’t really connect with the characters. The world feels pretty believable, but these twelve-year-olds don’t. Pretty jarring switch from a kid’s perspective to several references to sex. I was just sitting there thinking, What book am I reading again?
Nobody is fleshed out enough, and there is not much character development. At least, it’s not very prominent. I suppose Margaret changes a lot , but does she really?
I don’t think I was in the mood to read from a kid’s perspective, so perhaps it just wasn’t the right time for me to read it. Wish I enjoyed it more.
I enjoyed the tender moments between Margaret and Ethan though. Wish there was more of them, but I understand that they weren’t the focus of the book.
The ending is very open ended, which is fine, but like… not so much for me.
Didn’t really connect with the characters. The world feels pretty believable, but these twelve-year-olds don’t. Pretty jarring switch from a kid’s perspective to several references to sex. I was just sitting there thinking, What book am I reading again?
Nobody is fleshed out enough, and there is not much character development. At least, it’s not very prominent. I suppose Margaret changes a lot , but does she really?
I don’t think I was in the mood to read from a kid’s perspective, so perhaps it just wasn’t the right time for me to read it. Wish I enjoyed it more.
I enjoyed the tender moments between Margaret and Ethan though. Wish there was more of them, but I understand that they weren’t the focus of the book.
The ending is very open ended, which is fine, but like… not so much for me.