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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I grew up Catholic. I was sent to Catholic schools for 13 years, K-12th. While most of my experiences were benign to good, there were moments of cruelty, whether intentioned or not.
I escaped the church, starting with a bad experience when I was in 2nd grade and leaving for good when I was about 16. I saw what it did to my Mother, who suffered from mental illness. The Catholic church’s teachings did her more harm than good. When she died, I read some things she wrote in her deepest despair and was deeply saddened. Her faith masked deep insecurities and self loathing.
Reading The Magdalen Girls brought back feelings I usually keep buried. My experiences were fluffy kittens compared to the life of these girls and women. That this has only come to light in the past two decades is shameful — and speaks volumes to what the church and society think about the status of women.
I escaped the church, starting with a bad experience when I was in 2nd grade and leaving for good when I was about 16. I saw what it did to my Mother, who suffered from mental illness. The Catholic church’s teachings did her more harm than good. When she died, I read some things she wrote in her deepest despair and was deeply saddened. Her faith masked deep insecurities and self loathing.
Reading The Magdalen Girls brought back feelings I usually keep buried. My experiences were fluffy kittens compared to the life of these girls and women. That this has only come to light in the past two decades is shameful — and speaks volumes to what the church and society think about the status of women.
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF. any book by a male author that describes the female protagonist’s breasts within the first five pages is not worth reading. even worse when the female protagonist is a MINOR (or at the oldest 18? idk. it’s not better in my opinion as she is a high school student). though perhaps him not being irish is actually the worst offense. i’ll let you be the judge of that.
Enjoyed this story, but overwhelmingly sad to me. Very little happiness, so it was difficult to read.
I enjoyed the author’s character development and pacing—I raced through the last 50% of the book, I had to find out what happened to Teagan, Nora, and Lea. It is sad to think this happened only 50 years ago, and these establishments were still in operation until the 1990s; how quickly teenage girls are/were accused and silenced, denied any rights.