Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Den slags små ting by Claire Keegan

141 reviews

botanicpanic's review against another edition

emotional 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, and Death of parent

medini_l's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

orlaelan's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Excrement

caitlin_e's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ve been studying the Magdalene Laundries as part of my dissertation and wanted to explore the fictionalised literature that has been produced over the years. This was, by far, one of the most highly recommended and with good reason. Keegan has been able to portray 1980s Ireland and there attitude towards the Magdalene Laundries with great respect and accuracy. She has detailed how many turned a blind eye to what they knew was happening, choosing to allow a contained terror in order to protect the betterment of the rest of society. Hearing how the town’s folk talk (or rather don’t) about the girls in the convent and how, upon seeing them in person, they treat them as some kind of “other”, who is unworthy of respect and dignity.

Keegan’s brief touching upon the girl’s missing infant echoes the reality that so many women faced; never learning of where their babies had been taken, or if they were even alive. It’s a devastating and horrific part of history, and as a feminist it brings me fury like no other, but narratives like these show the world what really happened during the 7-8 decades through which the laundries functioned.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Trafficking

soggycedar's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

Maybe I didn’t give it enough focus. I don’t tend to like stories with few characters, and more description than action.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Confinement

Moderate: Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Colonisation

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

kt_schutte's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Death, Grief, and Pregnancy

danajoy's review against another edition

emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Vomit

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

lollymac's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement and Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Religious bigotry