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Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These (Hardcover, 2021, Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated)

Shortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize

"A hypnotic and electrifying Irish tale that transcends …

A small thing

Extremely short read - I enjoyed it but I think I will watch the film and see if it lands better.

A bittersweet mix of day to day life and a story centering around a womens workhouse. I think I would have liked a bit more depth.

It's interesting to consider self-interest, complicity, and silence, when confronted with things we would say we disagree with.