Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

28 reviews

kt_schutte's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

wad3mil3sgarru2's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

bellsdixon's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ajay913's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

tracie_mcd's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The writing in this book is so beautiful. As always. Her novels are so short, yet pack such a powerful punch in such few pages. Not a lot happens in her stories however the vibe is so strong and you feel stirred and touched by the story, its characters and surroundings.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Pregnancy

Minor: Grief

flower_lover's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

ms_elchert's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Excrement and Alcohol

sheriffrockyraccoon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

This story was inspiring and reminded me of the good that people can be capable of, even in face of adversity. It reads like classic Irish literature and I won’t be surprised if it joins the Irish canon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

plumdustsuns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, and Car accident

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol