Beautifully written; hauntingly realistic to our current world. Couldn't find it in me all the way to truly dive deeper into this novel the way it deserves. I typically lose myself in these types of books, as there's commentary here I often enjoy learning about, but there was something lacking. I hate using the word "something" here, it's not very descriptive and leaves this review as loose as the novel felt for me. It's just... There was a missing element that didn't fully tie this narrative together and I'm disappointed in that because I LOVED Little Fires Everywhere and I assumed Ng's character work would be as strong here as it was in that novel but it wasn't.