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Our Missing Hearts
by Celeste Ng
2022: I was so medium on this book the whole time I was reading it.
I was VERY pumped for book, and it had been recommended to me, so I was so excited to get my hands on it. I also hold [b:Little Fires Everywhere|34273236|Little Fires Everywhere|Celeste Ng|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1522684533l/34273236._SY75_.jpg|94930152] in such high esteem that when I heard there was going to be a new Celeste Ng book out this year, I immediately added it to my TBR list. Ultimately, this novel did not live up to the hype I had in my head. True, there is still a lot of discussion of being a "good" mother and motherhood in general. But the plot was chaotic and I did not feel like I knew any of the characters by the end of it.
I think it was much more of a dystopian novel than I was expecting or ready to read. It took me a while to understand what time period we were in or what was really going on. Again, similar to my experience with [b:This is How You Lose the Time War|43352954|This is How You Lose the Time War|Amal El-Mohtar|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1653185078l/43352954._SX50_.jpg|58237743], it was not a fun journey for me. Sometimes the excitement of discovery and piecing everything together in the end is what makes a book great. For me, this novel was muddy and messy and the ending was not revelatory. I honestly am still not sure what Margaret actually accomplished by her stunt at the end.
I also think it's very funny how recently I read [b:Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow|58784475|Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow|Gabrielle Zevin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1636978687l/58784475._SY75_.jpg|89167797] and how many similar elements these books have! I kept being surprised, from taking place in Cambridge to a sidekick named Sadie!
+1 for the librarians being the epicenter of information and saving the children, because of course they would be. But -1 for no quotation marks. Why do authors think this is a good idea or a fun way for us to read??
I was VERY pumped for book, and it had been recommended to me, so I was so excited to get my hands on it. I also hold [b:Little Fires Everywhere|34273236|Little Fires Everywhere|Celeste Ng|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1522684533l/34273236._SY75_.jpg|94930152] in such high esteem that when I heard there was going to be a new Celeste Ng book out this year, I immediately added it to my TBR list. Ultimately, this novel did not live up to the hype I had in my head. True, there is still a lot of discussion of being a "good" mother and motherhood in general. But the plot was chaotic and I did not feel like I knew any of the characters by the end of it.
I think it was much more of a dystopian novel than I was expecting or ready to read. It took me a while to understand what time period we were in or what was really going on. Again, similar to my experience with [b:This is How You Lose the Time War|43352954|This is How You Lose the Time War|Amal El-Mohtar|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1653185078l/43352954._SX50_.jpg|58237743], it was not a fun journey for me. Sometimes the excitement of discovery and piecing everything together in the end is what makes a book great. For me, this novel was muddy and messy and the ending was not revelatory. I honestly am still not sure what Margaret actually accomplished by her stunt at the end.
I also think it's very funny how recently I read [b:Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow|58784475|Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow|Gabrielle Zevin|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1636978687l/58784475._SY75_.jpg|89167797] and how many similar elements these books have! I kept being surprised, from taking place in Cambridge to a sidekick named Sadie!
+1 for the librarians being the epicenter of information and saving the children, because of course they would be. But -1 for no quotation marks. Why do authors think this is a good idea or a fun way for us to read??