Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

星星之火, by Celeste Ng

121 reviews

rousseure's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

this book kind of felt like a kdrama or a telenovella with some of the themes and characters, but it wasn't unserious and over dramatic like most of them are

overall i liked it, the writing was great! the author lets you think about the subjects brought up in the story without divulging her own answers or opinions

i would have liked for some of the relationships in this novel to go deeper, or to learn more about the characters, some of them were very well developped on the page while others not as much. but at the same time i understand why it was like that so idk

maybe a sequel about izzy would be fun to read

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Abortion, Pregnancy, Classism, and Infertility

Minor: Death

kbpfaulkner's review against another edition

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, and Infertility

brianna_reading5's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

Ng's writing style just didn't work for me :/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Infertility

Moderate: Racism and Fire/Fire injury

taymallen's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed the themes of motherhood/class/race that plainly interacted in all the characters lives, whether they were aware or not. Felt like the fire didn’t tie into the story as much as I would have thought.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Abortion, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Racism, and Kidnapping

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

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

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

Minor: Cancer and Death

mimlleigh's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident and Abortion

Minor: Miscarriage and Infertility

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Racism, Sexual content, Classism, Kidnapping, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Miscarriage

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: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Abortion

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

katyhargreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility and Abortion