Reviews tagging Xenophobia

Little Fires Everywhere, by Celeste Ng

17 reviews

ayay_ron25's review

slow-paced

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

1.0

i hate this book, i read it for book club and it was such a slow and bothersome read. the characters are introduced as stereotypes which was already annoying but i thought maybe that the author was trying to make a point about how the town is obsessed with the law and following rules, NO 

ALL THE CHARACTERS ARE JUST ANNOYING TROPES THAT DONT GET BETTER!! 

the author tries to write character development but half of the characters (trip, izzy, moody, etc) don’t really matter in the book and are tied to important characters like mia or mrs richardson but they don’t change or are only used to progress others. 

i didn’t enjoy the personalities of the characters or the plot of the book, it was very bland even when the baby trial was happening. the best part of the book was mia’s childhood, but other than that i found it somewhat boring to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Sexual content, and Infertility

Moderate: Racism, Classism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Death

azalya01's review

inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Abortion, Racism, and Blood

ahh_listen's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, and Alcoholism

cassidyjoan'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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Infertility, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Minor: Car accident

emsilie's review

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Xenophobia, and Abortion

book_sense's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

ashleycmms's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Abortion, Car accident, Child death, Miscarriage, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

cjc's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I went into this book looking for a relatively easy read and, other than that, I didn’t expect much. I was more than pleasantly surprised when I finished the novel in about a day, utterly captivated by the twisting, reminiscent of a car wreck (as in I couldn’t look away) story. At times I found some of the characters obnoxious and their dialogue just too plastic, but overall I felt immersed in the lives of the characters. As a man, I cannot directly relate to the themes of motherhood, but that is not too say I didn’t take anything from the novel. Ng encourages the reader to question where one’s roots lie and the  permanence of one’s character. I found the actual plot of the novel very captivating and the mess of struggles possessed within the novel found a way outside the page and strongly resonated with me. I don’t particularly like any of the characters wholeheartedly, but I do appreciate them - as I do Ng’s work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child death

911mxlonely's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy

Minor: Xenophobia

withlovemma's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Graphic: Abortion

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Pregnancy

Minor: Xenophobia and Racism