Little Fires Everywhere in Around the World in 80 Books

Feb 21, 2018 Juliana Philippa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 4-to-5-stars, 2018-reads, fiction, 0-available-on-scribd, 2018-feb-reads, 4-half-stars, 0-audiobook, 2018-reads-my-favorites-of-the-year

4.5 stars.

"Sometimes, just when you think everything's gone, you find a way." Mia racked her mind for an explanation. "Like after a prairie fire. I saw one, years ago, when we were in Nebraska. It seems like the end of the world. The earth is all scorched and black and everything green is gone. But after the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow." She held Izzy at arm's length, wiped her cheek with a fingertip, smoothed her hair one last time. "People are like that, too, you kno

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Oct 04, 2018 Georgia Carvalho rated it it was ok

The book is alright, the writing is good. I, however, need to recognize that YA drama is NOT for me. I felt deeply for Izzy, Mia and Pearl. The Richardson's were callous and unfeeling people who used other people and didn't even take notice of it. ...more

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Mar 06, 2018 Diane rated it really liked it

This is really a 4.5. I read (listened to) this at a busy time, so this book didn’t suck me as much as it might have. It may be worth revisiting. This is the story of an unassuming and actively seeking to be anonymous artist and her teenage daughter, who move to Shaker Heights, a Stepford-ish town. The idea is to finally settle down so Pearl (the daughter) can finish high school. Their vagabond life has afforded them very few possessions, but a strong mother-daughter bond and time for Mia’s mixe ...more

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Oct 11, 2019 Rongrong rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019-finished

It took me a little time to settle into the reading, but once I did it was so easy to continue. People and their relationships were constructed and stories were revealed with such care. I didn’t really know what the book was about so didn’t expect to think so much about the ties that bind mothers and daughters, or what criteria determine who is a good mother. Still thinking about whether Mia was too much the good guy to the Richardson brood, if Lexie and Trip will change in ways that last, how P ...more

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