Reviews tagging 'Gaslighting'

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

10 reviews

thesecretsapphic's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

unusuallyy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

very well written with an amazing flow between different events. explores regular issues teenagers face, issues adults face (especially women), and provides all sides of multiple stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

arson (and not in a silly goofy way)

natnurdock's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Terminal illness, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Grief, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

marigold82's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

I don't know what took me so long to read this book! Absolutely stunning writing. The true questions of what makes one a mother and what makes one a daughter are the core of this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

maggievanningen's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

annslee's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Racism, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abortion

I love how this book explores systematic racism and motherhood in the context of a small town. Excellent book, absolutely brilliant.

brookey8888's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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

3.25

I enjoyed reading this when I was reading it, but when I wasn’t I didn’t think about it or anything. I just felt like the the first 60% nothing happened and I was wondering what the point of this was. I did enjoy the characters, but I did keep getting some of them confused(mostly Lexie and Izzy). I did not like the ending tbh. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

julia1579e's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Gaslighting and Abandonment

jaec11's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-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

4.5

This book is the stunning story of families, and the complex relationships within and between them.

 We follow a mother-daughter duo who move into a small conservative town, onto a house rented out by a complex family with many issues and children. It also follows the plot of a custody battle connected to these families.

I loved how this book was formatting, and though it could be confusing at times, the way the story was told through multiple perspectives and timelines was so interesting to me. I loved how complex each character was, how you couldn't help but sympathize with and dislike every single character over the course of the book. Izzy in particular was a favourite of mine, but of course so was Mia

I also thought this book grappled with racism in such a subtle yet powerful way that I hope the message will reach and impact a larger audience that would previously be semi-unaffected. I really enjoyed it

PG-13 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Miscarriage and Racism

time4tori2read's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Abortion

Moderate: Kidnapping and Gaslighting