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taylorbickel20's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, and Kidnapping
litoreads's review against another edition
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity and Kidnapping
This may be a small book with short stories, but they are realistic and definitely for adults. Recommend for those above 30.befrazzledenby's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
3.5
Loved So Late in the Day and The Long and Painful Death, absolutely hated Antarctica. Still processing what that means in terms of literary progression and themes Keegan explored here, but that’s where I stand. God, does she know how to write endings though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, and Kidnapping
vixenreader's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
A master of quietly brutal storytelling, Keegan had a lot to say about the imbalance within male/female relationships and how misogyny can ruin human connection.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Cancer and Religious bigotry
Be aware that it deals with broken relationships, broken engagements, ageism directed at women, and held captive against your own will.carmina_r's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Spare, every word meaningful. Quietly alarming stories, especially the first and last.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and Kidnapping
sophiaroesler's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny and Kidnapping
katesant's review against another edition
emotional
tense
fast-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? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny
gillthequill's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
"So Late in the Day" is a mixed offering. Of the three stories, the first two, the titular "So Late in the Day" and "The Long and Painful Death" were wonderful, thought-provoking reads. "So Late in the Day" the short story built a slow sense of dread as the reader tried to figure out what was truly going on that crescendos into an examination on toxic masculinity and a lack of growth. "The Long and Painful Death" was a quiet piece on expectations, societal roles, and the small victories women take to gain power. However, the last story, "Antarctica" just brought down the whole story collection. I thought, at first, it was a story akin to Kate Chopin's "A Pair of Silk Stockings" and was enjoying this small affair. However, with foreshadowing that seems obvious in hindsight, it ends, instead, with a cruel twist that just left a sour taste that soured the entire work. It felt like a cliché ending: woman sins and ends up in a fate worse than death. Frankly, if you do read this short story collection, just read the first two and skip the last one because of how much it brings down the work as a whole.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Stalking
frances_frances's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
These stories were less compelling to me than Foster and Small Things Like These. But I love Claire Keegan's writing so much and will gladly read anything she writes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Misogyny and Sexual violence
kimb2's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
A collection of three very short stories depicting the misogynistic attitudes of men towards women.
Since the stories are so short, saying anything specific about them will give too many spoilers. Suffice it to say they are reflective stories.
I will say that I preferred Small Things Like These and Foster.
Since the stories are so short, saying anything specific about them will give too many spoilers. Suffice it to say they are reflective stories.
I will say that I preferred Small Things Like These and Foster.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny