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A review by aadrita
Foster by Claire Keegan
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
"I remember the days we spent, where we got them, what was sometimes said, and how the sun, for most of the time, was shining."
- Claire Keegan, Foster
This book feels exactly how this photo looks, warm and cozy, like a hug.
'Foster' by Claire Keegan is a novella about a young girl, whose family not being able to afford their cost of living, sent their daughter to live with strangers, for a while. There, with the childless couple, she received love, compassion, validation and sense of belonging unlike anything she had experienced before.
It's a book with only a handful of characters and their lives revolving around each other. No major occurrences, no plot twists, no heart in your throat moments. Yet it feels magical.
Claire Keegan has this ability to create magic with simple and mundane stories. The sheer simplicity of her writing, her ability to provide depth to the plot and dimension to the characters in merely 80 pages makes her books special. I had hard time saying goodbye to this book. The story kept playing in my head and put a smile on my face. It's also one of those books with sort of an ambiguous ending that leaves certain things to the reader's imagination.
- Claire Keegan, Foster
This book feels exactly how this photo looks, warm and cozy, like a hug.
'Foster' by Claire Keegan is a novella about a young girl, whose family not being able to afford their cost of living, sent their daughter to live with strangers, for a while. There, with the childless couple, she received love, compassion, validation and sense of belonging unlike anything she had experienced before.
It's a book with only a handful of characters and their lives revolving around each other. No major occurrences, no plot twists, no heart in your throat moments. Yet it feels magical.
Claire Keegan has this ability to create magic with simple and mundane stories. The sheer simplicity of her writing, her ability to provide depth to the plot and dimension to the characters in merely 80 pages makes her books special. I had hard time saying goodbye to this book. The story kept playing in my head and put a smile on my face. It's also one of those books with sort of an ambiguous ending that leaves certain things to the reader's imagination.