Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

27 reviews

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Classism

vannahcabana's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This book really surprised me. It’s quite mysterious and not at all what I expected! It begins with the end of the book and then goes through the storyline. Lots of twists and turns! At first it was a little complicated to keep up with all the characters and their stories, but I finally understood the differences after several chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

arayo's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, and Classism

Minor: Cancer, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

atalea's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Abortion

Minor: Grief, Stalking, and Cultural appropriation

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Child death, Racism, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Cultural appropriation

aeriecircus's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Racism and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Bullying

oatmilkie's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cultural appropriation, and Classism

nicolesorial's review against another edition

3.5

Interesting, but it felt like Ng created a complex conflict and then couldn't really figure out a good way to solve it. The scattered focus on each character took a while to get used to, but ultimately worked in my opinion. The themes of motherhood interlaced in so many different ways throughout is what saved the book from its own ending, which was very dissatisfying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer and Death

yolie's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

What a great novel, that’s so multi-layered and rich with backstories for each of the main characters and which helps you understand why they ended up the way they did and what lead them to those decisions. It’s a story led by strong women characters who you might not always agree with their choices, but you understand why they made them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Xenophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

vedpears's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility, Racism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Death, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation