Reviews - So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men

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So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men

Claire Keegan

3.97 AVERAGE

kamdoitattitude's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

The stories were short but the emotion ran deep. Terror, disgust, surprise, melancholy, fear, and maybe even a little appreciation and beauty.

86proof's review against another edition

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

babyruth510's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mehak16's review against another edition

3.75

dark funny reflective 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: Yes

violentcello's review against another edition

3.5

reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

eabc's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense

A smooth little triptych on misogyny that doesn't waste a word. The dynamics of women and men are immensely layered even in these short stories. CK is a master at cinematic brevity. So Late In The Day was complicated. The Long and Painful Death was righteous. Antartica was haunting. Recommend reading Small Things Like These and Foster before picking this one up.