Sive by John B. Keane

by John B. Keane;

Genres: Plays, Irish Literature, Fiction, Classics

Paperback

Reviews

[Bex]

Extremely dark and morbid - but what else would you expect from the Leaving Cert English Course?

[Oliver Keane]

If I had a nickel for every time the Leaving Cert had a central plot point being an old man in a position of power and respect forced a young girl to kill herself due to his pedophilia,I'd have 2 nickels,which isn't a lot,but it's weird that it happened twice right?

[Rebecca]

A vitally important play that my 5th Year boys couldn't wait for me to stop talking about.

[Malachi Burke]

4/10
I completely forgot we finished this week's ago and it was so boring and stupid, I don't look forward to writing about it in the LC

[Hillary Paulino]

Again, mandated reading in order to teach to the LCAs. This was, so depressing yet I suppose it held me whenever I picked it up. A super gross story of an old man horndogging for a young girl in rural Ireland.

[Gary]

Read so I could chat to my son about his school work. A tough read with Sive’s life and fate reflecting the limited autonomy afforded to women in 1959s Ireland. Marriage and financial security override personal happiness. A life trapped in hostility, bitterness and hopelessness.

[Abbie Collins]

L.c English core

[jaxx]

Nanna my favourite character rip sive fr

[Genesis Phelan]

Suprisingly good considering it's on the leaving cert course

[ana :3]

why does the irish school curriculum not know happiness and joy (good play though, really enjoyed the dialogue)

[Camden]

I understand the message this story is trying to send but that was not a good read. Maybe its because I read it at school but it's more enjoyable to discuss it than to actually read it

[Sofi i.libri.di.sofi]

2.5⭐️

[Scarlett Nevill]

School book , what an odd book

[cormy]

What else would you expect from the Leaving Cert? I personally enjoyed Sive, no matter how morbid it was. The start may have been a bit boring but it progressed steadily until the end. Nice one for a comparative study.