Book · 2022 · nyt:combined-print-and-e-book-fiction=2022-10-23
Our Missing Hearts
Why people recommend it
Our Missing Hearts by Celeste Ng is a dystopian novel set in a United States where certain books are destroyed, Asian Americans face constant violence, and children are taken from families who speak out against the government. On The Book Review, host Gilbert Cruz introduced the novel and its themes while interviewing the author. Erica Akerberg and Elizabeth Egan also discussed the book during Public Libraries, and Profiling Paul Harding, noting how deeply they were affected by the story and its portrayal of librarians as heroes.
Who recommended it
- Gilbert Cruz Discussed
- Erica Akerberg Discussed
- Elizabeth Egan Discussed
Gilbert Cruz — 1 mention
Discussed
“Celeste in's new novel our missing Hearts takes place in a United States where certain books are destroyed asian-americans face constant violence and children are taken away from families who speak out against the government it feels far off but not so far off as Stephen King writes in his review of in's book her dystopia feels milder than in”
Erica Akerberg — 1 mention
Discussed
“Liz and I started talking about this in the fall and we wanted to do a project together a visual project and I was reading Celeste 's book our missing Hearts which the librarian is the hero of the story”
Elizabeth Egan — 1 mention
Discussed
“I was definitely very affected by Celeste ing's portrayal of The Librarians as Heroes and our missing Hearts but then this summer in July I went to visit my in-laws who live in Cleveland”