Little Fires Everywhere

by Celeste Ng

𝙍𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧.

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.

SYNOPSIS

Elena Richardson has lived her entire life in the safe little bubble of Shaker Heights, the picture-perfect community where everything, literally everything—the situation of the buildings, the color themes of their exterior, the layout of the roads & schools & shops, even the successful lives of its residents—is planned beforehand.

Life is perfectly splendid, all until Elena’s new tenants—Mia Warren & her teenage daughter, Pearl—walk into her life, uprooting all she has ever known, challenging her understanding of the definition of family & motherhood, of love & relationships, and even her very own perception of herself.

REVIEW

The insanity of such idealism to exist in a community full of imperfectly flawed human beings—especially the very idea that everything should be preplanned beforehand, and that all that exists should follow a specific outline set in stone—is such a vivd clarification of how badly we tend to desire perfection.

I loved the contrasting personality traits & backgrounds of Mia Warren & Elena Richardson, how the dynamics of their interactions ran deep beyond each of their perception & understanding, and especially how it impacted their children. As I’ve recently discovered that it has been made into a tv adaption, I cannot wait to see how it is portrayed on screen.

This most certainly is one of the books that stays with you for a long time, and I would recommend it if you’re looking for a read that takes you on a thoughtful journey, and urges you to reflect on your perception of everything you’ve ever known.