bookedbymadeline's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
I did have to get used to the lack of quotation marks. I also found that the chapters could be a little long for my personal taste, but sometimes the story held my focus that they went by quickly. The story itself is Heartbreaking and inspiring! I loved the complex characters and getting to know them throughout the novel. I also loved Ng’s prose as always; there were plenty of lines I was struck by, reread, and wanted to highlight (but couldn’t because I read a library copy)!
Although the events of the book are fiction, there were a lot of parallels to what we have seen both in the past and the present. I highly recommend Our Missing Hearts if you enjoy dystopian novels, literary prose, and/or complex characters!
Graphic: Racism, Hate crime, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Abandonment, Police brutality, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, and Grief
tltorrez's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs
haunted_jackalope's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.5
Graphic: Xenophobia and Racism
Moderate: Police brutality
Minor: Violence
seethinglloron's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Xenophobia, Police brutality, and Violence
Minor: Rape
jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Moderate: Racial slurs, Racism, Classism, Xenophobia, Deportation, Grief, Abandonment, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Colonisation
adragoninspace's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Death, Racism, Bullying, Police brutality, and Racial slurs
bookswithisabel's review against another edition
4.5
Ugh I just love Celeste Ng, this was so good but heartbreaking, as all of her books are. No spoilers, but as an aspiring librarian/archivist the role that librarians and libraries played in this story made me so emotional. 🤍
Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, and Hate crime
Moderate: Police brutality, Abandonment, and Death
Minor: Racial slurs and Panic attacks/disorders
vanessagrausam's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Hate crime
Moderate: Police brutality
basil_touche's review against another edition
- 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? No
3.75
Something about the pacing and some character writing didn't really work for me but it has left me thinking, and that is more than I can say about a lot of books.
Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, and Hate crime
Moderate: Police brutality and Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
annamay1021's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Violence, Police brutality, and Bullying