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willetto.digital · @willetto.digital@bridge.neodb.net

Rated Little Fires Everywhere 10/10

I can't decide between 4 and 5 stars, so I'm just rounding up to 5.<br><br>This book does what all literary fiction is aspiring to do and does it really really well. That is, it shows us the hidden sides and complications in every person, relationship, family and situation. I really enjoyed the growing and changing web of relationships in this book. Celeste Ng does a great job at outlining the motivation of each character to the point where even if they are antagonizing another character, you see where they're coming from. You feel empathy for each person. Having grown up in suburbia, it was really interesting to see all the different takes and descriptions of this city. (A city that actually exists and their website is creeply utopic and fits right in with the book.) This book deals with a lot in one small package: race, family, sex, abortion, class, art, community. If literary fiction, or even realistic YA, is your thing, give it a shot.

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Published 2026-06-13 04:16 UTC · bridged from Atmosphere