Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

17 reviews

elisabeth888's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

Amazingly written, delving into mother-daughter relationships and the mistakes and sacrifices that mothers make, both to help themselves and their daughters. Throughout the novel we see different paths to motherhood arise, both reluctant and enthusiastic, which cause us to question what motherhood truly is. Along the way Celeste Ng's novel lends itself to greater discussions about classism, racism, reproductive justice, and the concept of planned communities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

kbowles24's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

alexklinect's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-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

This book is character driven with a lot of long back stories and convoluted suburban drama. I think I would’ve liked it more if there had been more suspense, but I knew what was going to happen before it happened, which made the story a bit boring. I appreciated the themes of maternal love, plans vs passions, and race relations. But the book felt more like telling instead of showing, which wasn’t as engaging as it could have been. 
Content: a few concerns to be aware of, but none explicit or graphic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Racism, Abortion, and Alcohol

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Medical content, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Classism

vaykay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing and Abortion

Minor: Cancer and Racial slurs

mr_cain's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child death, Death, Racism, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Violence, and Deportation

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Kidnapping, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, and Car accident

hkantola11's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, and Abortion

bookdragonenby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

I read this for my English class and thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The story is complex and at times difficult to follow, but overall this is a good story to get you thinking. I love seeing the different points of view and getting caught up in the drama of it is exilerating.

The book doesn't have a happy ending it is merely a content ending. With Mrs. Richardson finally understanding that her perfect bubble has popped, leaving Izzy out on her own.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Racism, Stalking, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Abortion

Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury