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blueyogi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief
Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Child death, Vomit, Medical content, and Lesbophobia
yesdnil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Moderate: Death and Child death
ccassidy98's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, Death, and Child death
Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, and Dementia
Minor: Pregnancy
markedwithanm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Terminal illness, Child death, Death, and Pregnancy
magicinwords23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
When I read the blurb of this book I thought it was right up my street. New friendships involving an old woman and a young girl, both sick, one terminal, who meet in the hospital and become best friends
Together they are 100 years old (Lenni 17 and Margot 83) and decide to paint their life story in pictures, one for every year.
This story is 80% Margot telling stories from her past which were quite emotional but had nothing to do with Lenni or their friendship.
This story disappointed me a lot. We didn’t get to know Lenni much so I couldn’t seem to connect with her character. The relationship between the two women was seriously lacking in depth so it failed to stir any emotions for me.
A friendship is two people getting to know each other and working together to build a special connection. We didn’t see this here. Anytime Lenni and Margot were together Margot dived into telling the stories from her past.
The ending was quite sad and this saved the story for me. This could have been such a wonderful story if Lenni and Margot’s relationship had been developed and nurtured. I wanted to fall in love with these characters but it just didn’t happen.
Graphic: Death and Child death
awaldon1's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Dementia, and Cancer
sandysmith's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Terminal illness, and Death
marigold82's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
haleymaple's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Child death and Mental illness
Moderate: War
caitcosentino's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
- Loved it
- Adore the relationships between Lenni & Margot, Lenni & Father Arthur, Margot and Humphrey, and Lenni & New Nurse
- Excellent ending
- Unbelievably moved by Humphrey and Margot's ending
- What's so great about Meena, though?
Graphic: Child death and Death
Minor: Death of parent