Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

98 reviews

imoran's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexism and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Slavery, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

shaleen64's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

This book beautifully explores what it means to have humanity, and the heartbreaking results that come from prejudice and ‘turning a blind eye’.

There are many themes explored and emotions evoked in so few pages. A book worthy of a anyone’s time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, and Slavery

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death and Death of parent

rcy's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

4.0

Beautifully sparse.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

apthompson's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Vomit

sophiestasyna's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

A simple, no-nonsense, beautifully written tale about how one man's moral dilemma brings him full-circle. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

Minor: Death and Death of parent

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

the_clueless_tourist's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

agirlsnightbookbash's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

madyoda's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Death of parent

eons_19's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

Really beautiful piece of Irish fiction. Centred around the choices that a family man must make between helping those who are voiceless while risking business and his daughter’s futures.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Excrement

Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol