March 31, 2022
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
#throwbackthursday
Genre/Categories: contemporary fiction, family life, mothers and children, complicated family drama, transracial adoption
Welcome to Throwback Thursday where I highlight an older review or post a current review of an old read. Today, I’m re-sharing a complicated family drama, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.
I’m linking up today with Davida @ The Chocolate Lady’s Book Review Blog for #throwbackthursday.
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My Summary:
Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, strives to be a perfect planned community. In the words of the author, there is a “propensity to overachieve and a deep intolerance for flaws…a utopia.” Every winding road is thoughtfully laid out, the list of house colors is a strict guideline, trash pickup is conducted in the alleys and all trash cans are out of sight, and tradition is revered and informs the future. Generations of Elena Richardson’s family have lived in Shaker Heights, and she ensures that her family follows the rules and lives up to expectations. All through her life, she has followed the rules and this is wholeheartedly embraced as her highest value. Part of her personal code of following the rules is giving back to those that are less fortunate whenever she can, and she’s the type who keeps a mental list of her good deeds. Elena especially wants to use her inherited rental property near her home to benefit others. She earnestly seeks out renters that could gain from the advantage of living in her perfect neighborhood in Shaker Heights. Mia Warren, a free-spirited artistic non-rule follower, and her teenage daughter, Pearl, are the most recent beneficiaries of Mrs. Richardson’s benevolence. Although when Mia is less than grateful for Mrs. Richardson’s offer to buy one of Mia’s photographs, Elena Richardson makes a mental note and this slight continues to bother her and becomes a motivation for her future relationship with Mia. As the story unfolds, the two families become more involved with each other rather than simply remaining tenant and landlord. It becomes complicated.
A rule follower and a free spirit…
Continue here for my full review of Little Fires Everywhere..
QOTD:
Have you read Little Fires Everywhere or is it on your TBR?
Have you seen the mini series adaptation?
Really enjoyed this one. The tv adaptation was good too.
I still need to see the adaptation!
I enjoyed this one!
So good! 🙌😍
I loved this book and the TV mini-series with Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington was also phenomenally done. Thanks for digging up all those positive memories!
You’re welcome! I still need to see the series!
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I can’t believe I have still not read this book. I need to get my hands on a copy, then I will watch the adaptation.
Enjoy!
Still haven’t gotten around to reading this one 😂, but have seen the adaptation and loved it!!
It’s TBR worthy! Enjoy!
I haven’t, it never sounded like something I’d like!
Complicated family drama is interesting from time to time!
I really liked this one!
Complicated and multilayered!
This one is definitely sitting on my shelves – and has been for way too long.
Definitely TBR worthy! I think you’d like it!
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