Our Missing Hearts

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by Celeste Ng (Goodreads Author)

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What was the significance of the Japanese story of the boy and the cats?
Calvin Scholtz
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Rebecc In an almost throwaway comment Celeste Ng has a character mention the pliability of sympathetic judges on this issue & what can be achieved; one can e…moreIn an almost throwaway comment Celeste Ng has a character mention the pliability of sympathetic judges on this issue & what can be achieved; one can easily imagine how a judge would listen to lawyer's arguments & would have no problem finding against the parents. It reminded me very strongly of Argentina during the 1970s when kids were forcibly removed from activist families & placed with regime supporters & the same in Spain in the Franco era - the judiciary being complicit in both instances.(less)
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Judy Lindow We don't know. Was she arrested? Tortured? Imprisoned? Killed? We really don't know. Although there's some speculation she may return, whether, in thi…moreWe don't know. Was she arrested? Tortured? Imprisoned? Killed? We really don't know. Although there's some speculation she may return, whether, in this life or in her next life (re her commitment to Bird to come back) -- in authoritarian regimes it's not uncommon for people to disappear, just like books. (less)
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I'm admittedly one of those people who don't handle violence against dogs in movies and books very well, and I've heard rumblings of there being a pretty graphic scene in this book about a person torturing and killing a dog. Is that true?
Helen Pakpahan Agree with others. But it's also there to make us reflect on how we can tolerate violence against a defenseless human but feel sympathy for a pet, and…moreAgree with others. But it's also there to make us reflect on how we can tolerate violence against a defenseless human but feel sympathy for a pet, and asks the reader to think about why we care for animals more than humans.(less)
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What didi you like the most in this book? And the least?
Susan What I liked most and least was the same thing - how timely it is to our current society. How it could happen next month or next year. It could happen…moreWhat I liked most and least was the same thing - how timely it is to our current society. How it could happen next month or next year. It could happen to Asian Americans, Jewish, Middle Eastern, Irish or Latinos, African Americans, etc. It is a parable for our time. (less)
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