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Little Fires Everywhere
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Kenny
Jul 07, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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“Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground, and start over. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way.”
Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere
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I knew I would enjoy LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, but I had no idea how much I would Love LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE.

LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE is set in Shaker Heights, Ohio during the late 1990's, and follows the Richardson family as a mother and daughter named Mia and Pearl
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Kim Martin
Oct 25, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Such a great book! Ng has an easy, highly readable style and she is brilliant enough to explore multiple aspects of our culture at once. Her exploration of social issues is similar to Jodi Picoult but more literary.
Abbyb1
Nov 25, 2017 rated it it was amazing
This novel completely absorbed me. So much so that I chose to stay home and read on a Saturday night instead of going to a Christmas market with my husband. The thought of leaving this book before knowing how and if it would all work out was heartwrenching. In the end, I couldn't resist the lure of this story and these characters.

I related to nearly all of these characters because I've been all of them - at least once - in my life. I understand Elena's hope that living an ordered, rule-bound li
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Ann
Apr 24, 2018 rated it it was amazing
Wow, I was immediately pulled into this story; I found the characters believable, sympathetic, maddening, cringe worthy and fascinating.
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I wasn't sure about the preview when I read it but it was very talked about and I wanted to check it out. So I did and I think it was a great story, not sure if Hulu will ruin it for me but that is why I always read the book first ...more
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Loved this book! 4.5
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