Reviews with content warning for Death - Foster

Another beautiful piece of work by Claire Keegan. Heartbreaking and inspiring that illustrates how affection and compassion can change the life of a child.

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jaimc's review against another edition

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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

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stwriter92's review against another edition

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emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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booksandfin's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Something in me has been ripped out or pulled away. I want to pour over this book and pick apart the language and structure of it. Truly a well written novella.
5 stars is a feeling and this feeling is horribly empty and yet heartwarming all the same.

The last line broke me. I started sobbing uncontrollably and cried for half an hour after finishing the book. I still feel like crying thinking about it. But damnit Mr Kinsella is her dad now. Ambiguous endings normally upset me but this way I can live believing in my optimistic heart that she went to live with them and knew what love felt like. What a good dad was.

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surdiablo's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Beautiful and quite touching, one of those books where words unsaid or implied are just as important as the opposite. It's pretty much a quick read but I suggest taking it slow and pondering on everything. The prose was simple yet elegant, and the ending left me feeling quite emotional, but as is typical of me, when it comes to novellas, I felt like it could have used a bit more me

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moscat's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This filled me with a comforting melancholy. As with Small Things Like These it manages to do a lot with a little (<90 pages) and although you could blaze through it in no time the subtle moments and conversations reward taking your time.

Also the line "My sisters look at me as though I'm an English cousin" made me laugh.

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