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Foster by Claire Keegan

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patmeal's review against another edition

4.0

2025 is the year of the short story/novella for me and this is my first Claire Keegan. My main takeaway from this: oof. Devastating. Sparse yet beautiful and evocative writing. It takes a special kind of talent to make you fall in love with the characters in so few words.

“See, there’s three lights now where there was only two before.” 😭

kaiyafabela's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.0

thoh's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

annieni's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

jdgcreates's review against another edition

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2.0

I don't know that I'm a fan of such short form fiction published like it's a novella. I liked the narration of this on audiobook, and listened to it all, but I don't feel much moved by it in the end. Maybe I'm a robot?