Scan barcode
beetandbaguette's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Excrement
Moderate: Suicide
lagaialettrice's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Moderate: Excrement, Emotional abuse, and Confinement
marslotus's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
Graphic: Confinement and Child abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Vomit and Excrement
carriepond's review against another edition
- 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
I am glad I came into this not knowing much about it, so I will do others the same favor and let you discover this as it unfolds in the way I did.
Small Things Like These is confident in its simplicity, with perfectly rendered characters and no sentence that feels unnecessary or out of place. And it profoundly explores complicity, religious hypocrisy, and the difficulty of change.
Bill Furlong is a character who will stick with me for a long time. Read this beautiful book.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Death of parent and Excrement
chloleighton's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Cancer and Excrement
Minor: Vomit
edgaranjapoe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Minor: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Excrement, Vomit, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, and Cursing
bethnash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Moderate: Confinement and Gaslighting
Minor: Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Animal death, Child abuse, and Torture
wasabby's review
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Death, Kidnapping, Body horror, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Torture, Vomit, Physical abuse, and Trafficking
rieviolet's review against another edition
- 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
The main theme is hinted at quite a lot but it is not really properly delved into
and I think that readers might be left a bit confused, especially if you know little (like me) about this aspect of Irish history.
I still think that it is a pleasant read, with a nice writing style and, above all, I quite liked how the main character was depicted and his narrative trajectory.
Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Confinement
Moderate: Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death of parent, Alcoholism, Cancer, Bullying, Vomit, Suicide, Trafficking, and Excrement
chaoticnostalgia's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Child abuse and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, and Slavery
Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Vomit, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Alcohol