A review by zosiablue
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng

hopeful 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? No

4.0

This was a near-future novel, with a VERY possible future, featuring an economic crisis that's blamed on China and in turn, brutalizes the AAPI community and their children. It's a lyrical book and a devastating subject matter. Some parts leaned too far into direct moralizing which got a little corny and took me out of the story, but it's such an important moral, anyway, and I hope people read this. It really hits home that children for ages have been forcefully taken from their loving families. Which I know but now I KNOW. 
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