Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

Die hundert Jahre von Lenni und Margot by Marianne Cronin

36 reviews

angesquires's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Terminal illness

Minor: Dementia and Child death

cereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, Child death, and Cancer

Moderate: Dementia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, and Vomit

rlfsmile's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Dementia, and Death of parent

rliedtke's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

If you loved Evelyn Hugo I recommend this!! Honestly can see this being a new sad/comfort read for me.

Right away I knew I’d love it because Lenni the narrator is so funny. It made me laugh, it made me tear up, then it made me (lightly) sob. I liked the writing, the concept, and each of their (heartbreaking) stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Death, Child death, and Dementia

Moderate: Lesbophobia

themixedpages's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Medical content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Dementia

Moderate: Homophobia and Pregnancy

hollyd19's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

The Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot follows the friendship of the eponymous women who are both residents in the terminal ward of the  Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Lenni is seventeen and Margot is eighty-three, making their collective lives span one hundred years. When the pair meet in a patient art class, they decide to share their stories with one another as they paint matching vignettes.

I thought this book was so lovely. It's slow and soft, charming in a way that is unique to inter-generational relationships. The two help one another to process some of the harder bits of their past, but also help each other live fully in whatever time they've got left. Lenni and Margot get into light mischief and show each other deep respect as committed friends. It'd be a great pick for folks who enjoyed A Man Called Ove or Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical content

Moderate: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Vomit