Small Things Like These inspired reflections and a brief run-down of all of Claire Keegan's books. Want to know which ones are worth your time? Keep reading...
I must’ve missed your review- will be off to read it ASAP! I think your decision to read Foster in the summer is a very good one because atmospherically it is definitely the most summer-feeling of her books. You’re in for such a treat when you do get to it though. In the meantime I’d probably recommend So Late in the Day but I’d also be interested to see how you get on with Walk the Blue Fields. Like I said, I can’t confidently recommend that one because I don’t remember it well enough but I also think it’s the one that gets the most overlooked.
Music to my ears - I love to align a book atmosphere with the season when I can, I can’t wait!! Ok amazing thank you for both of those, I will get round to ordering them soon!
If you haven't watched it already, I so recommend watching the film adaptation of Foster, called The Quiet Girl. They really do justice to the story and it is a beautiful watch (and quite uniquely is mostly Irish language too). It'll make you weep, though.
I look forward to watching Small Things Like These - as you say, the implications of that story go far beyond just its immediate context, and I'm very glad to hear you liked it as an existing fan of the book.
And thank you as always for pointing us in a good direction for donations for Sudan!
Jess, thank you for the reminder about The Quiet Girl! I had been meaning to watch it for so long but somehow any knowledge of its existence just disappeared from my mind until you mentioned it... Anyway, I finally watched it and loved it so much. I also really appreciate how both the film adaptations of both books stayed so true to the original stories. The ending of Foster did not disappoint...
I read my first Keegan last month - Small Things Like These (specifically in prep for the film release) and I absolutely loved it. Unsure if you have read my review or not but I just could not believe how moved I felt in so few words, how much Keegan managed to convey in only 100ish pages. I also thought the film was great - it kept soooo closely to the novel I was so impressed. Aside from my imagination thinking that it would be set in more rural setting, I thought it did everything else justice. I would agree that the sentiment there are things we have to ignore to have a good ‘life’ is told to us all the time.
I don’t know what Keegan to read next!!! I’m thinking Foster but I will be saving it for the summer - until then, what do you think I could read inbetween?
I must’ve missed your review- will be off to read it ASAP! I think your decision to read Foster in the summer is a very good one because atmospherically it is definitely the most summer-feeling of her books. You’re in for such a treat when you do get to it though. In the meantime I’d probably recommend So Late in the Day but I’d also be interested to see how you get on with Walk the Blue Fields. Like I said, I can’t confidently recommend that one because I don’t remember it well enough but I also think it’s the one that gets the most overlooked.
Music to my ears - I love to align a book atmosphere with the season when I can, I can’t wait!! Ok amazing thank you for both of those, I will get round to ordering them soon!
If you haven't watched it already, I so recommend watching the film adaptation of Foster, called The Quiet Girl. They really do justice to the story and it is a beautiful watch (and quite uniquely is mostly Irish language too). It'll make you weep, though.
I look forward to watching Small Things Like These - as you say, the implications of that story go far beyond just its immediate context, and I'm very glad to hear you liked it as an existing fan of the book.
And thank you as always for pointing us in a good direction for donations for Sudan!
Jess, thank you for the reminder about The Quiet Girl! I had been meaning to watch it for so long but somehow any knowledge of its existence just disappeared from my mind until you mentioned it... Anyway, I finally watched it and loved it so much. I also really appreciate how both the film adaptations of both books stayed so true to the original stories. The ending of Foster did not disappoint...
I read my first Keegan last month - Small Things Like These (specifically in prep for the film release) and I absolutely loved it. Unsure if you have read my review or not but I just could not believe how moved I felt in so few words, how much Keegan managed to convey in only 100ish pages. I also thought the film was great - it kept soooo closely to the novel I was so impressed. Aside from my imagination thinking that it would be set in more rural setting, I thought it did everything else justice. I would agree that the sentiment there are things we have to ignore to have a good ‘life’ is told to us all the time.
I don’t know what Keegan to read next!!! I’m thinking Foster but I will be saving it for the summer - until then, what do you think I could read inbetween?