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americattt's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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? No
5.0
“Kinsella takes my hand in his. As soon as he takes it, I realize my father has never once held my hand, and some part of me wants Kinsella to let me go so I won’t have to feel this. It’s a hard feeling but as we walk along I begin to settle and let the difference between my life at home and the one I have here be.”
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Grief
imds's review against another edition
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Classism, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, and Death
vixenreader's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
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
5.0
A foot wide and a mile deep, this is a beautiful novel about familial love outside of a biological family, the struggles of poverty as a child, and opening up to other possibilities after loss. I do not cry much since I have cried while reading a book, but this one broke the streak.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Grief, and Child death
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Be aware that there was a child who died from drowning and a funeral presenting an open casket.wormgirl's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-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? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Child death, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Grief
carlytenille's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? No
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Grief, Alcohol, and Abandonment
astronautin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief and Child death
stephen_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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? No
3.5
The pastoral tone of this novella is comforting until suddenly it isn’t and the reader is locked in an eerie space.
Eloquent prose becomes disarming over time.
The rural setting lends itself to the strange calm that gradually leads into something unnerving. The characters are complicated, mysterious, and their true motives hidden.
I appreciated a view of grief from a slightly different angle. This novella takes the views of a child surrounding dark and difficult topics and plants them in the natural pleasant landscape of the Irish countryside. I felt simultaneously calmed and unnerved.
Eloquent prose becomes disarming over time.
The rural setting lends itself to the strange calm that gradually leads into something unnerving. The characters are complicated, mysterious, and their true motives hidden.
I appreciated a view of grief from a slightly different angle. This novella takes the views of a child surrounding dark and difficult topics and plants them in the natural pleasant landscape of the Irish countryside. I felt simultaneously calmed and unnerved.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Grief
atamano's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Death, and Grief
Minor: Alcohol and Pregnancy
mmccombs's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Claire Keegan is just so good at painting vivid landscapes and deeply compelling characters. It is so impressive to see what she achieves in such a small amount of pages, this is a book that conjured up an entire world and a believable child’s pov. Full of heartbreak and longing and bittersweet joy, I just can’t get enough of how Keegan writes.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death and Grief
caitiebarton's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Abandonment