Our Missing Hearts

Celeste Ng's third novel is set in a close, dystopian future. After an economic crises, people blame China and Asia as the whole continent. The perfect basis for PACE. "Our missing heart" is told from the PoV of a young son, Bird Gardner, whose Chinese mother had to escape and live in the underground. He is missing her so badly. His mother is Margaret Mia, a poet whose poem "our missing heart" became famous because it was quoted by rebels. These rebel say that kids are taken from their parents whenever they critic the government (PACT). It was a dark, sad story. Still, sometimes the pacing was really slow. I loved how Bird developed from being naive to a young person who thinks for himself and is ready to build his own opinion. The end was open and a bit disappointing. On the other hand, it made me think a lot. Was it a good or bad ending? Why did Margaret act the way she did? Will the world ever change? I recommend this book to readers who like to read dystopian novels.

"Our Missing Hearts" spielt in einem Amerika, in dem Patriotismus über allem steht, und erzählt dabei eine unfassbar aktuelle Geschichte über Fremdenfeindlichkeit, Mutterliebe und die Wichtigkeit der Literatur.