Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

24 reviews

skirteen's review

dark emotional mysterious relaxing tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Child abuse

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Child abuse

ladybergart's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment

gracescanlon's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? N/A

4.5

I loved this, so much. Keegan writes in a similar fashion to other modern Irish writers I’ve read, especially Niall Williams.

I only wish the book was longer! Its ending wasn’t disappointing, per se, but I would’ve been happy to read another 200 pages about Bill and the girls. That said, I also see the merit of the chosen ending, and did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Classism, Abandonment, Terminal illness, and Vomit

vas_17's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Confinement, Death of parent, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Classism, and Grief

Minor: Vomit and Child death

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was hauntingly good. It was short, but painted an intricate picture of the community in which Furlong lived. The willful ignorance, the poverty, all of it was stark in the few pages of this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Vomit, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

pphector's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Forced institutionalization

flashandoutbreak's review

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Confinement, and Religious bigotry

aisha_reads's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

A wonderfully crafted short story- nothing is wasted and yet such vivid pictures are painted about the oppressive atmosphere of a town and the bravery it takes to challenge what is unspoken and accepted. A wonderful bookclub book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Death, Grief, Misogyny, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

cassiedjohnson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Excrement

Moderate: Suicide

alixcallender's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Classism, and Abandonment

Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse