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naindu's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Keegan's prose is sharp and evocative, drawing us into the world of Bill Furlong, a seemingly ordinary man caught in an extraordinary moral dilemma.
Set in 1980s Ireland, "Small Things Like These" is a deceptively short novel that packs a powerful punch. It explores the profound consequences of silence and inaction in the face of injustice.
Keegan's masterful storytelling leaves a lasting impression. I'm looking forward to read more from her.
Graphic: Confinement, Vomit, and Abandonment
Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Excrement
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
heather_freshparchment's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Religious bigotry
ajay913's review against another edition
- 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
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
dapperoreo's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Abandonment
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
mylittlehappynook's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Moderate: Cursing
samanthaleereads's review against another edition
- 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
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
ericj32's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Slavery, and Forced institutionalization
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, and Vomit
vixenreader's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Torture, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
Be aware that this novel addresses the Magdalen laundry, where religious institutions would abuse and isolate young “troubled” women. It is rough to read, and there is more details between the lines. Poverty and abuse of power had a huge hand in this discussion.seapotatohowisitalrtaken's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Torture, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Cursing
vas_17's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Child death and Vomit