Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Antarctica by Claire Keegan

9 reviews

veposve's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

withlivjones's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

An eerie and unsettling collection of short stories. Some of the prose is so well-crafted and stunning. There were one or two skips in the collection, but most of the stories were really strong and have got me completely hooked on Claire Keegan’s writing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, and Murder

evenchicago's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Kidnapping, and Grief

brookelc4's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

rachjy's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bvic's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.5

Keegan is a beautiful writer, no doubt about that. Masterclass in short storytelling. It felt like peeking into moments of tragedy. 

This collection was racist in places which marred the experience - memorably in the short stories ‘Passport Soup’ and ‘A Scent of Winter’. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

justmys's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Beautifully written collection of short stories but damned depressing. Definitely not to be read if you're in desperate need of escapism and a pick-me-up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

emmavardy2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I loved Claire keegan books small things like these and foster. This was a mixed bag of short stories. Some show glimmers of her genius to come and have truly wicked twists, and were 5 stars. Some, I really didn't like due use of some racist words, which seemed unnecessary. Which was a shame. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Kidnapping

franksalot's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Kidnapping and Death of parent