Small Things Like These
Christmas Carol meets "Hills Like White Elephants"-era Hemingway but Irish.
George Saunders referred to this book as “a perfect little machine to move you” and I think that’s such a good description that I could never top.
This was Christmas Carol meets “Hills Like White Elephants”-era Hemingway but Irish.
Moral of the story: anyone can do the good but hard thing. It’s a choice.
And not a word wasted! Claire Keegan is a very talented writer.
Vibes
- a perfect little machine to move you
- not a word wasted
- the good but hard thing
Part of
My Claire Keegan obsession
Also reviewed: Foster, So Late in the Day