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Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng

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thepackedshelf's review against another edition

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4.0

3.75 stars.

ohnomichelle's review against another edition

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2.0

This wasn't what I thought it would be,,
I liked the story line and how character reliant it was but it felt so unnecessarily looooong.

The detailed character back stories could have been condensed. And at times the characters felt stereotypical.
Though I liked the portrayal of good intentioned but kinda ignorant white people and the talk about parenting and motherhood.

But generally the book was alright, my major issue was just it's pacing ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

arlzz's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

sallystitches31's review against another edition

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dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

noellelala's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

This read was really refreshing to me. It was so enlightening to be able to sort of dive into each individual character and find out how they intertwined with one another. Celeste did a fantastic job at weaving the characters together, to unfold a deep and enriched quilt of a story. I am glad that I took the time to challenge myself with this read.

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