2025 Reading Challenge discussion

This is the discussion thread for Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng Chapter 11-15

Just got to the end of Chapter 12 and did not see that coming!!! (view spoiler)[ I mean Lexie getting pregnant yeah saw that a mile away but her using Pearl's name... (hide spoiler)] I understood that bit, kind of smart on Lexie's part if very selfish. But that's not what I was really shocked about obviously (view spoiler)[ Mia is a surrogate!!!!!! (hide spoiler)] Okay now I have to see where this story goes!

I agree with you Kiriko. This part of the story is plenty of surprises. For me one of the most emotive parts are when she takes her brother's car that is the same car that she uses along all the story. Another emotive scene is when in the name of the mother when her child born she writes a combination of her name and her brother's name.

I agree with the two comments above, definitely plenty suprises in these chapters! Found it very emotional when it was first mentioned what car her brother wanted to buy, and that that must be the car she has been driving.

Also quite worried about where using Pearl's name might lead...

I liked how it was all linked to motherhood through the different characters. Each character live parenting in its own way
(view spoiler)[ From Elena and her life planned in the details even in the pregnancy, Mia's surrogacy, Linda's adoption and finally Lexie abortion (hide spoiler)]

I liked how all the stories were intricated around motherhood and how Celeste Ng depicts lots of ways to be (or not be) a mother.

Also, my point of view drifted about Mirabelle's adoption.
(view spoiler)[ to me, Mia is most of a "baby stealer" since it's also Joey Ryan's baby and she ran away and made sure he could not contact her or never see his most wanted baby. I could not imagine how devastated the Ryans would be.
On the contrary Linda and her husband are not "baby stealers" since Bebe abandonned her and they rescued and legally adopted Mirabelle. (hide spoiler)]

WOAHHHH

I like how Mia is becoming ingrained in all the Richardsons's lives. I wonder if she'll have some sort of meaningful interactions with the two boys before she leaves town as well. (view spoiler)[ When Lexie used Pearl's name at the clinic I was really worried that Mia would find out somehow and think it was Pearl and there would be some drama there. I'm glad it worked out like it did. Although, I'm sure there might be some upcoming drama regarding that anyway. (hide spoiler)]

I usually don't like getting one character's entire backstory in one chapter because I'm anxious to get back to the main plot, but Ng does this really well. I felt like Mia's backstory was well-placed and explained a lot about her actions as a mother and with Bebe's whole baby situation.

So since this month book is almost over I am kinda curious on how pearl and trip will be the rest of the book

So this book has taken me awhile but not because I don't like it. I just seem to be distracted from reading in general lately.

I like how Eileen pointed out up above about the different types of mothers. Of course we see it in our daily lives but I like applying that thought to this book as I finish it out.

I'm curious as to what is going to happen. Izzy seems mad about Lexie and there seems like there is going to be a fire brewing between the two brothers. There also seems to be some tension between Mrs. Richardson and Mia.

I don't think this going to end up being a 5 star for me but there is enough for me to keep turning the pages.