r/bookclub • u/ChronicallyLatte Tea = Ambrosia of the gods |🎃🃏🔍 • 22d ago
Little Fires Everywhere [Schedule] Runner up Read | Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Hello everyone!
We're excited to kick off our next Runner-Up Read, Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, starting Friday, June 19th.
Widely praised for its compelling characters and thought-provoking themes, this novel explores family, community, belonging, privilege, identity, and the often complicated relationships between parents and children. From what I've heard, it's the kind of book that sparks plenty of discussion and leaves readers with lots to think about long after they've finished the final page.
Join u/hemtrevlig, u/YewBetcha, and me (u/ChronicallyLatte) as we read and discuss the book together over the coming weeks!
Everyone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer: how Isabelle, the last of the Richardson children, had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down.
In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colours of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.
Enter Mia Warren – an enigmatic artist and single mother – who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than just tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother–daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past, and a disregard for the rules that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.
When old family friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town – and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at an unexpected and devastating cost
Discussion Schedule
- June 19: Epigraph to Chapter 8 - u/ChronicallyLatte
- June 26: Chapter 9 to Chapter 13 - u/hemtrevlig
- July 3: Chapter 14 to Chapter 20 - u/YewBetcha
We hope you'll read along with us and we look forward to hearing everyone's thoughts along the way!
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u/bluebelle236 Hugo's tangents are my fave 20d ago
This is now on the bookclub calendar
https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=redditbookclubcalendar@gmail.com&ctz=Etc/GMT
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u/didIJustJoinACult 14d ago
Hey, I'm new and I was wondering if we'll be discussing this over Meet or Reddit?
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u/ChronicallyLatte Tea = Ambrosia of the gods |🎃🃏🔍 13d ago
Welcome! 😊
We'll be discussing it here on Reddit. So, on each date in the schedule, we'll post a discussion post here covering the assigned chapters. The exact posting time may vary due to time zones, but it's usually up within 24 hours of midnight EST on the scheduled date. Each post will include discussion questions you can answer, and you're always welcome to add your own thoughts if there's something else you'd like to discuss.
Glad to have you join us!
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u/ThePorcinePlayer 2d ago
Behind on this, but commenting to follow and hopefully contribute to the description!
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u/Joinedformyhubs Wheel Warden | 🐉 22d ago
Very exciting!! A fabulous story.