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anelia93's review against another edition
Отдавна не се е случвало толкова да НЕ ми хареса книга. А сериалът не беше лош. Липса на динамика, липса на размисъл, изобщо всичко липсваше в книгата. Имах чувството, че е просто описание на живота на някакво си там семейство. Последователно, действие по действие, ден по ден. И накрая нищо. Нито кулминация, нито градация. Нито надграждане на героите. Толкова плоска книга рядко се среща. Жалко за добрите отзиви, които прочетох. Определено сериалът ме грабна много повече. Доста време й отделих. Радвам се, че свърши.
icygrl7's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
ralucaneacsu's review against another edition
Couldn’t follow the story… kept zoning out
cheerbrarian's review
5.0
Confession time: when the lovely Borisanne gifted me with this book in this year's CBR Book Exchange, I was disappointed. In her defense, it was definitely in my "to read" pile on Goodreads; however, in my defense I forgot it was there. Last year I read Celeste Ng's "Everything I Never Told You" and I did NOT care for it. I gave it a two.
So, I went into reading "Little Fires Everywhere" ready to dislike it but was stunned to discover I really REALLY liked this book. I found it interesting, compelling, thoughtful, and surprising. One factor that could be at play is that I did the audio of the other novel, and this one I read. I do think the narration was good, so I don't necessarily think that I can completely chalk up my distaste to medium. In "Everything" I felt that the characters had empty motivations for why they were so secretive in their interactions with each other, but in this one though that same secrecy/communicative misdirection existed, I understood their motivations more clearly.
This was a valuable lesson to me because I have tended to give an author one chance, and if I don't like a book won't go back for another. With the amount of books on our planet, it's not a bad rule of thumb, but I've learned that I could be missing out on something great with this "baby with the bathwater" sort of approach. In the future, and may need to give authors that don't resonate to me a fairer shake and not be so quick, or at least so resolute, to judge.
So, I went into reading "Little Fires Everywhere" ready to dislike it but was stunned to discover I really REALLY liked this book. I found it interesting, compelling, thoughtful, and surprising. One factor that could be at play is that I did the audio of the other novel, and this one I read. I do think the narration was good, so I don't necessarily think that I can completely chalk up my distaste to medium. In "Everything" I felt that the characters had empty motivations for why they were so secretive in their interactions with each other, but in this one though that same secrecy/communicative misdirection existed, I understood their motivations more clearly.
This was a valuable lesson to me because I have tended to give an author one chance, and if I don't like a book won't go back for another. With the amount of books on our planet, it's not a bad rule of thumb, but I've learned that I could be missing out on something great with this "baby with the bathwater" sort of approach. In the future, and may need to give authors that don't resonate to me a fairer shake and not be so quick, or at least so resolute, to judge.
ms_hartman's review
4.0
4.75
I watched the show adaptation in tandem with reading the last half of the book and I think I just liked the show so much more that it slightly effected my reading experience of the ending.
Both are excellent and the show was stunning, the way Celeste Ng’s brain works and how she was able to develop these characters and conversations was with such tactful mastery. I can’t believe Shaker Heights is a real place and the author claims it as her hometown.
I really need to re-read Ng’s first book, I can’t wait for her new release!
I watched the show adaptation in tandem with reading the last half of the book and I think I just liked the show so much more that it slightly effected my reading experience of the ending.
Both are excellent and the show was stunning, the way Celeste Ng’s brain works and how she was able to develop these characters and conversations was with such tactful mastery. I can’t believe Shaker Heights is a real place and the author claims it as her hometown.
I really need to re-read Ng’s first book, I can’t wait for her new release!
pswords72's review against another edition
5.0
WOW! Well Written! Amazing Narrator! You are in from page 1 to the last.
darasilver's review
3.0
The writing was vivid and moving but I felt uneasy about some of the binaries laid out between roles (virgin mother, artist, etc.)
Or maybe I mostly had problems with one character. Nevertheless, it did keep me up late and wake me up early to finish it...
Or maybe I mostly had problems with one character. Nevertheless, it did keep me up late and wake me up early to finish it...
jaeelee's review
emotional
reflective
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
liaemsy's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
4.0
foreseen_karma's review
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75