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So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Claire Keegan

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JuniperWilde So so good 📚 1w

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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy | Anne Ursu

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The beginning and ending. I like the last lines. I don‘t think it‘s spoilery but I‘ll hide it, just in case.

humouress Part of the message throughout this book is that girls and women are treated as secondary to boys and men, who hold the power. Ursu isn‘t over subtle: That is not to say that girls and women did not matter to Illyria: behind every great tapestry was a woman who wove it, just as behind every great sorcerer was a wife to tend to his domestic affairs, a governess to teach his children, a cook to warm his gullet, a maid to keep his fires lit. 2w

humouress The beginning and ending. I like the last lines. I don‘t think it‘s spoilery but I‘ll hide it, just in case. 2w

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The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy | Anne Ursu

E-book ISBN: 9780062275141

So glad there‘s a map at the beginning. She must be a fan of the Belgariad - place names include Torak and Kel 😊

Chrissyreadit 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 2w

humouress I like the cover, with the Dread swirling around the Academy. 2w

humouress Just got to the part where 12 yo Marya has just decoded the history of the Academy and decides people need to know - so she‘s taking it to the headmaster and teachers. The people who are hiding things from the girls. I couldn‘t look. I had to put the book down in the middle of a chapter. But now I‘m desperate to find out what happened. Reader‘s dilemma 🤗 (edited) 2w

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So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Claire Keegan

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I will officially read anything this author writes. Unlike her other 2 novellas I‘ve read (Foster & Small Things Like These), this collection of 3 short stories is a bit darker. She touches on a broken engagement, a writer staying in a remote house, and a woman set on having her first affair while Christmas shopping for her family. Each story pulls you in quickly with its descriptions and atmosphere. I can‘t wait to read whatever she writes next.

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Circumcision Scar: My Foreskin Restoration, Neonatal Circumcision Memories, and How Christian Doctors Duped a Nation | Jay J. Jackson

This is a valid point that about zero attention is given to. Just saying.
#CircumcisionScar #JayJJackson #JayJacksonFeldman #audiobook #busbook #religion #indoctrination #religiousfreedom #righttonotbechristian #sexism #misandry #misogyny #equality

TheIntrovertedDodoBird So true! 1mo

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Night_Reader

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Claire Keegan

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5/5 🌟

Yet another masterpiece by Claire Keegan, showcasing her unmatched talent for crafting deeply moving narratives in a concise format. With every page, she effortlessly transforms ordinary moments into literary gems and conveys profound insights, reaffirming her status as a true master of short stories.

Cathythoughts Great review 👍🏻♥️ She‘s so good. 1mo

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HeatherBookNerd

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Claire Keegan

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Keegan‘s writing is deceptively simple. It‘s so bare, straightforward. And yet every story packs a punch. These short stories are so good. The last moments just linger.

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TrishB

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Claire Keegan

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I don‘t like short stories and yet, here I am again with Claire. Who writes top notch short stories.

TheKidUpstairs I feel the same way! Short stories rarely work for me, and yet Keegan's stories work SO well! 2mo

TrishB @TheKidUpstairs she definitely has a skill! 2mo

andrew61 I haven't read it yet, but if you have access to New york Review of Books Podcasts where authors choose short stories, there is an episode where George Saunders chose this one but clare keegan read it which I'd really recommend. 2mo

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LeahBergen I‘ve really enjoyed the two I‘ve read! 2mo

Cathythoughts I‘ve only read Small Things ( so good ) I can imagine she‘d write a great short story 👍🏻❤️ 2mo

TrishB @andrew61 thanks- will see if I can track that down. 2mo

TrishB @LeahBergen @Cathythoughts very talented author. 2mo

HeatherBookNerd She‘s just a master storyteller 1mo

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So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Claire Keegan

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Three Short Stories in this collection. The title story, The Long and Painful Death, and Antarctica. Not a feel good book but Keegan manages to give a big story in a concise manner. I liked Foster much, much more. Still interesting and a good read. #Ireland

JanuarieTimewalker13 Book 8 2024 3/3/24 2mo

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Cuilin

So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men | Claire Keegan

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Oh, I love her writing style. What I found particularly interesting personally was the fact that she picked two story settings in locations in Ireland I‘m really familiar with, Arklow and Achill Island. I was able to completely visualize the characters on location, which is really cool. I love when that happens. Anybody else love it when they recognize the location in a book?

Aimeesue Yessssss! It adds so much to my enjoyment of a book when I know where the streets etc are. 2mo

Cuilin @Aimeesue exactly 🫶 2mo

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