Sive by John B. Keane

by John B. Keane;

Genres: Plays, Irish Literature, Fiction, Classics

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Reviews

[Bex · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Oliver Keane · Rating 5 out of 5]

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 · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Malachi Burke · Rating 2 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[⥟ ❦ · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Abbie Collins · Rating 2 out of 5]

L.c English core

[jaxx · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nanna my favourite character rip sive fr

[Genesis Phelan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Suprisingly good considering it's on the leaving cert course

[ana :3 · Rating 3 out of 5]

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

[Scarlett Nevill · Rating 2 out of 5]

School book , what an odd book