Little Fires Everywhere

384 pages

Published Jan. 13, 2018 by Bollati Boringhieri.

ISBN:
978-88-339-2903-3
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4 stars (6 reviews)

1998, Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio. Una comunità fondata su un insediamento Shaker e popolata da una maggioranza di benintenzionati democratici e abbienti, seguaci, anche se non proprio rigorosi, delle drastiche regole di vita stabilite dai loro predecessori. E due protagoniste diversissime: Mrs Richardson, quattro figli, perfezionista, impegnata in attività benefiche, ricca, che incarna la filosofia Shaker; Mia, madre single che ha scelto una vita itinerante fatta di lavori saltuari per dedicare tutto il tempo libero alla fotografia artistica, al momento occupata come domestica in casa Richardson in cambio di un piccolo alloggio. All’inizio troviamo Mrs Richardson in strada, davanti alle rovine fumanti della sua bellissima casa. Qualcuno ha appiccato un piccolo fuoco in ciascuna delle sue stanze perfette. Il dito della signora punta subito su Izzy, la più piccola dei suoi figli, una pecora nera appena adolescente, ora in fuga per chissà dove. Anche Mia ha una figlia adolescente, Pearl, …

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I could see this as a TV show but on the WB

4 stars

The teens were very engaging but the book slowed down for me whenever it spent time on the Truly Aggravating Adults. The depiction of perfect suburban Shaker Heights seems like a fantastic caricature, so I was surprised to read in the author interview at the end that she grew up there, which is maybe why the younger characters are more interesting. There are broad themes on motherhood and the difficult issues similar to the David E. Kelley episodes, but frankly the adults are dull with weekend trips into self-centeredness, The 90210 angst of the kids seems more real and their characters, even the supposedly shallow ones, stand out.

Burning questions about motherhood

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Exquisitely crafted tale that starts as dozens of smoldering embers that find enough oxygen to become a full on conflagration that burn to the nearly infinite possibilities of motherhood into the reader’s heart. I loved almost everything about this book, except Mrs Richardson, whose almost villainous role felt at time overly moralistic and flat. Highly recommend!

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