Here’s a book I finished reading this week and I thought I’d share my Goodreads review of it. I love when a book shows me something new and different and, above all, makes me think.
I also like being a part of Goodreads as I can see what others are reading, how much they are reading and if I might enjoy something other readers have put forth. It’s another way we humans can connect with others and maybe even give each other something new and different in which to revel. If you haven’t tried Goodreads, you might think of it now. In the meantime, here is my review of my latest reading treasure.
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Our Missing Hearts is a unique take on the things humans can do to each other under the guise of protecting and improving society. All too often these things mask the ugly face of prejudice, fear and downright cruelty. Ng’s book takes these traits one step further and shows us the inherent results of such societal decisions. The central theme in the book is brought to life by the separating of a family because the mother is of Chinese descent and the world of that time sees that as something to be feared. To protect her husband and son she disappears, leaving her twelve-year-old son bereft and her husband a shell of a man. As the book progresses the son comes to try to find his mother and to understand what has happened. A probing account of what humans are all too often too ready to do to each other.
My eight books are on Goodreads as well. If you haven’t done it read, why not write reviews for all of them? Review are great on Amazon as they help all authors get their books out there for the world to find.
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