Reviews

Die hundert Jahre von Lenni und Margot by Marianne Cronin

tonyadenmark's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

3.75

jmkummer's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

kathleenguthriewoods's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

My favorite book of the year so far (June). Highly recommend the audio for the accents (Glasgow) and emotions. Laughed out loud and cried -- in public, naturally. This is a beautiful book. Sad, and hopeful. 

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Content Warnings

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

bookworm_rn's review against another edition

4.0

If you want to absolutely bawl your eyes out for the last 20 minutes of the story, then this book is for you.

Lenni, 17 years old, and Margot, 83 years old are both terminally ill patients who meet at an art class in the hospital. Lenni decides they will paint 100 pictures to represent the 100 years they’ve lived collectively. Each picture has a story that tells the life of each character and how they got to where they are. Obviously there are more Margot life stories than there are Lenni’s, but Lenni plays a huge part in the story overall. It’s really a lovely book about friendship and love and letting go.

lindablock's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.25

This was a heartwarming cleverly written story of two people with many years between them.  They found  bond between them and for joy and love at the end of their lives. I really enjoyed the book and will be thinking about it for quite awhile..

kdfelcyn's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

4.0

joneskw's review against another edition

3.0

Solid 3.5. Cute story. I’ve just read so many good ones lately, this one can’t compare.

i_readsandbujos's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

bee_67's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

sarahbarrie's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

3.5