2025 Reading Challenge discussion

This thread is to discuss Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.

Pages: 368 pages

Length: 1 Month (October)

Participants: Luisa, Alaina, Alekhya

Everyone reads at their own pace during a Buddy Read. Because participants can be at different parts of the book at different times, it is extremely important to mark spoilers so that the book is not ruined for someone who is not as far along as others!!!

Mark spoilers by placing {spoiler} before the text and {/spoiler} after the text but use the < and > instead of the { and }.


Happy Buddy Reading!

Hey! My name is Raven. I'd like to buddy read this with you guys in October. Thanks!

Welcome aboard Raven! :D

Just finished this today, and came across this thread. would be good to see what everyone thinks :-)

I am reading this book now, so I join

hi I'm Aishwarya I'd like to buddy read this one with you guys in October

Did anybody watch the tv series? I started to watch it next to the book, but it way different.

Chantal wrote: "Did anybody watch the tv series? I started to watch it next to the book, but it way different."

I didn't. I want to. But only when I finish the book.

I signed up for way too many books this month.
Just started this one today. I've wanted to read it from a long time

Luisa wrote: "Chantal wrote: "Did anybody watch the tv series? I started to watch it next to the book, but it way different."

I didn't. I want to. But only when I finish the book."

Same here, I finished this end of last month, but haven't quite got around to watching the show yet

I am halfway through the book. Just finished chapter 10. I have to say that I'm a little disappointed. I expected more of Izzy.
But I do like the stark contrast between the "Shaker way" and the "Mia way" of life. It does a good job of representing the two extremes of civilization. And now that their lives are intertwined, I'm curious about the outcome.

I am done with the book. I liked the story but it isnt a 5/5 book in my opinion. I also watched the series, which I didnt like. They changed a lot of the things.

I read 5 more chapters and I have to agree with Chantal that it isn't a 5/5 book no matter what the remaining 5 chapters contain.
I like the story but can't feel/relate to any of the characters- either because they are all impractically extreme or their side of the story(with the exception of Mia) is not emotionally visible

Well, I passed the 50% of the book and (view spoiler)[ I just read the part where Lexie discover her pregnancy. And I'm really curious about Mia's life ans secrets.
I like this contrasts, the perfect Shaker society and an "outsider" views.
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As I began reading the last 5 chapters, it dawned on me how apt the title of the book was. There were little fires burning everywhere with lots of possibilities for things to explode.
It was over-all a good book, not a 5 but still good enough. It kept my interest going throughout. I'd recommend people to read it

I just finished and I agree with you guys. Its a good story byt not 5/5.
It kept me interested and every time I sat down to read it flowed well. Its the type of book you can read in a day.
I just though it was a bit shallow and "not enough".I think I was expecting something more like Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies.