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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A quick, engaging read. A bit of a "soap opera" at times with dramatic upheavals and revelations, but gives a good idea of what the Irish girls sent to these institutions for a variety of "sins" suffered.
Another example of how men hide their evil ways at the expense of girls and women.
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
the author really did an excellent job of making me feel the hopelessness and bleakness that teagan and nora felt. so many deeply depressing things happened to these girls. this book kind of reminded me of the manningtree witches in the way that they exemplify how men can just decide a woman is too attractive and then ruin her life lol. i love a historical fiction! back on my bullshit baby!
**I received a copy of Magdalen Girls courtesy of netgalley and Kensington Publishers in exchange for an honest review.**
"Do you know why you're here?" She knew the nun was delivering an accusation, not a question to be answered. She shook her head and wondered if it would be better not to talk at all."
"The Mother Superior placed her elbows on the desk and folded her hands like a steeple. "Let me explain. You are a Magdalen, along with the others who will live beside you."
Set in Dublin, Ireland in the 1960's, Teagan and Nora meet when they both arrive in an unfortunate setting. The Sisters of the Holy Redemption due to their sinful behavior. The laundries, known as workhouses for unwed mothers and prostitutes, a "refuge" for girls that have found themselves in trouble for provocative behavior.
Before reading Magdalen Girls, I had no idea an institution like this really existed. Brought in to the convent for various reasons, the girls find solace in one another as they plan an escape from this most awful punishment and prison. But with families who have brought them here and written them off, just what will they be able to do now even if they can escape?
I actually really enjoyed this book and was fascinated with the nuns and the young women who made up the Magdalen Girls.
"Do you know why you're here?" She knew the nun was delivering an accusation, not a question to be answered. She shook her head and wondered if it would be better not to talk at all."
"The Mother Superior placed her elbows on the desk and folded her hands like a steeple. "Let me explain. You are a Magdalen, along with the others who will live beside you."
Set in Dublin, Ireland in the 1960's, Teagan and Nora meet when they both arrive in an unfortunate setting. The Sisters of the Holy Redemption due to their sinful behavior. The laundries, known as workhouses for unwed mothers and prostitutes, a "refuge" for girls that have found themselves in trouble for provocative behavior.
Before reading Magdalen Girls, I had no idea an institution like this really existed. Brought in to the convent for various reasons, the girls find solace in one another as they plan an escape from this most awful punishment and prison. But with families who have brought them here and written them off, just what will they be able to do now even if they can escape?
I actually really enjoyed this book and was fascinated with the nuns and the young women who made up the Magdalen Girls.
I hadn't ever heard about the Magdalen girls but after reading this book I checked out some historical info about it all and it's just insane to me that this happened! That the nuns claim to be doing what God would want but its psychological and physical abuse- I felt awful for the girls throughout the book and it was interesting to see how they ended up giving in toward the end of the book which I think is like Stockholm syndrome in a way. The only things I didn't like is that it seemed like the book didn't want to make the nuns completely evil and occasionally it seemed they had hearts but I wasn't sure if they were just bipolar or truly felt bad sometimes- I wondered if all of them got there for the same reasons as the girls and then became nuns- also I wished the ending would have included more