kt_timms's review against another edition
I randomly found a book to start reading to pass the time while at a family gathering at the end of 2022 to test out the app I’m using to read my books and got halfway through, still not really understanding exactly what the book was about, or what was going on at the point I got to. Unless I missed something, I was confused at how because it felt so out of the blue. I don’t think the concept shined for me, so I ended up stopping at the mid-point to find something else to read.
Spoiler
the characters got to the funeral for someone they seemed to possibly know
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Death
loveallthis's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
samarakroeger's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
exquisite and understated. tender and quiet. very Irish. it read almost like free verse, with such carefully constructed flowing sentences and lilting dialogue. definitely not the flowery kind of poetic though (good for me).
this reads like something Pádraig Ó Tuama would choose to analyse on Poetry Unbound. so much left unsaid, Keegan excels at showing, not telling. this tiny novella packs a huge punch.
I read this in one sitting in a coffee shop (immediately after reading a poetry collection straight through), and haven’t recovered yet. the reading slump seems to be a thing of the past, though. thank god.
tempted to immediately listen to Small Things Like These, which I have on audio but haven’t picked up yet for some reason. I’d be a fool to not read more Claire Keegan soon.
this reads like something Pádraig Ó Tuama would choose to analyse on Poetry Unbound. so much left unsaid, Keegan excels at showing, not telling. this tiny novella packs a huge punch.
I read this in one sitting in a coffee shop (immediately after reading a poetry collection straight through), and haven’t recovered yet. the reading slump seems to be a thing of the past, though. thank god.
tempted to immediately listen to Small Things Like These, which I have on audio but haven’t picked up yet for some reason. I’d be a fool to not read more Claire Keegan soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief
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