Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Small Things Like These, by Claire Keegan

67 reviews

monicafaith4's review

emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

katerinakr's review

dark reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Vomit, Physical abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Torture, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, and Death

_nicole_g's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

sedonaschiek's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Classism

Minor: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

noragoudie's review

challenging hopeful informative slow-paced

• 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? Yes

5.0

What a beautiful and devastating short story. Forever grateful to Claire Keegan for this small but mighty account of the Magdalen Laundries and the impact that they had on women and small Irish communities. Important, timely, and filled me with hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

alixcallender's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Classism, and Abandonment

Minor: Abandonment and Child abuse

libraryeile's review

emotional informative reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization

aoifetriestoread's review

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

Recommended this by a work friend and I’m so glad I read it. It’s a very simple story told in the context of the Laundries and Catholic Ireland. Though nothing much happens until the very end and nothing is ultimately resolved, you can feel the weight of Ireland’s legacy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

annagerman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was.... OK.
There were definetly a few moments that stood out to me in this tenderness and insightfulness. And the eriting was precise and beautiful. But I found the story overall too be a little too somple and underwhelming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent

frankieclc's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse