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A review by aadrita
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan
4.0
4.5 stars
Small Things like These by Claire Keegan had taken over booktube and it deserves all the praise it gets.
It's a historical fiction set in a small town in Ireland around Christmas time is 1985. In the cold winter and declining economy, Bill Furlong is making ends meet with his small business of providing firewood and coal. Despite coming from nothing, he has achieved a quite pleasant life with his wife and five daughters. But one day, while making a delivery, he comes across an event that makes a stir in his comfortable life.
Bill witnesses en event, a sort of a crime, an organized crime against a group of people, committed by another group. It’s a crime everybody kind of knows about, but doesn’t speak up or do anything to prevent it. The said crime going on for so long in the society doesn’t affect Bill at all but it leaves an impression on him. It makes him question his past and his present. It makes him confront certain aspect of his life which he has always overlooked. And it changes him.
The sheer simplicity of the writing in this book is the true attraction. The author knows how to pack a punch using very limited words. The book is only 70-ish pages. There's a little written down in words. But the things those words implied is just wonderful. It's the things which weren’t said were the ones that were the most powerful.
The book is cozy and nice. It made me sad for a bit but in the end it was nice. Some might even call it heartwarming. It was a wonderful experience to read this book and I'm excited to read more of the author's works.
Small Things like These by Claire Keegan had taken over booktube and it deserves all the praise it gets.
It's a historical fiction set in a small town in Ireland around Christmas time is 1985. In the cold winter and declining economy, Bill Furlong is making ends meet with his small business of providing firewood and coal. Despite coming from nothing, he has achieved a quite pleasant life with his wife and five daughters. But one day, while making a delivery, he comes across an event that makes a stir in his comfortable life.
Bill witnesses en event, a sort of a crime, an organized crime against a group of people, committed by another group. It’s a crime everybody kind of knows about, but doesn’t speak up or do anything to prevent it. The said crime going on for so long in the society doesn’t affect Bill at all but it leaves an impression on him. It makes him question his past and his present. It makes him confront certain aspect of his life which he has always overlooked. And it changes him.
The sheer simplicity of the writing in this book is the true attraction. The author knows how to pack a punch using very limited words. The book is only 70-ish pages. There's a little written down in words. But the things those words implied is just wonderful. It's the things which weren’t said were the ones that were the most powerful.
The book is cozy and nice. It made me sad for a bit but in the end it was nice. Some might even call it heartwarming. It was a wonderful experience to read this book and I'm excited to read more of the author's works.