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A review by dnietoperafan
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
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? Yes
4.0
Claire Keegan's writing is like a smooth cup of hot chocolate. It's beautiful, precise, descriptive, and thoughtful. Every sentence feels as if can be dissected and analysed. She says so much, with minimal word count.
This short novel was also my first time hearing about the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. The way Keegan didn't and did go into explaining them, I felt, was very powerful. The same way people at the time might have ignored or not even understood what was happening with all those women and girls, is the same way the descriptions in this book made me feel.
The reader feels there is something wrong, something fishy... but they can't quite pinpoint what it is (specially if it's the reader's first time hearing about the historical context).
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who'd like to read a contemporary literary text that won't take ages to finish.
This short novel was also my first time hearing about the Magdalene Laundries in Ireland. The way Keegan didn't and did go into explaining them, I felt, was very powerful. The same way people at the time might have ignored or not even understood what was happening with all those women and girls, is the same way the descriptions in this book made me feel.
The reader feels there is something wrong, something fishy... but they can't quite pinpoint what it is (specially if it's the reader's first time hearing about the historical context).
I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who'd like to read a contemporary literary text that won't take ages to finish.