A review by lyptic
Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I had forgotten how much I love writing that can be both succint and superb (Eduardo Galeano is excellent at this as well). In such a brief novel, Claire Keegan captures the complexity of family dynamics and class inequality, leaving you introspecting (way more than you would like), about what makes a person, a good person.