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A review by samarakroeger
Foster by Claire Keegan
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
exquisite and understated. tender and quiet. very Irish. it read almost like free verse, with such carefully constructed flowing sentences and lilting dialogue. definitely not the flowery kind of poetic though (good for me).
this reads like something Pádraig Ó Tuama would choose to analyse on Poetry Unbound. so much left unsaid, Keegan excels at showing, not telling. this tiny novella packs a huge punch.
I read this in one sitting in a coffee shop (immediately after reading a poetry collection straight through), and haven’t recovered yet. the reading slump seems to be a thing of the past, though. thank god.
tempted to immediately listen to Small Things Like These, which I have on audio but haven’t picked up yet for some reason. I’d be a fool to not read more Claire Keegan soon.
this reads like something Pádraig Ó Tuama would choose to analyse on Poetry Unbound. so much left unsaid, Keegan excels at showing, not telling. this tiny novella packs a huge punch.
I read this in one sitting in a coffee shop (immediately after reading a poetry collection straight through), and haven’t recovered yet. the reading slump seems to be a thing of the past, though. thank god.
tempted to immediately listen to Small Things Like These, which I have on audio but haven’t picked up yet for some reason. I’d be a fool to not read more Claire Keegan soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Grief