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Tom Lake [Large Print] by Ann Patchett

7 reviews

bluejellyshrimp's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.25

A nice nostalgic book that felt like a sticky summer day. One of the first books set during COVID that didn’t beat me over the head with it. The main character was just incredibly passive. Everything happened to her and she simply bore witness. It felt that even in her most vulnerable moments she was simply stating the facts. I would’ve loved to see more of her emotions. Very very little character development, largely for this reason.

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aksmaestri's review against another edition

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emotional reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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bearybooky's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Great story. Loved listening to Meryl Streep read it. Felt like a friend telling me about their life.

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megan_barstow's review against another edition

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emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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sparklefarm's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

There are some books that are more than the sum of their synopsis - and this is one. Beautiful and transportive writing. Ann Patchett is now on my insta-read list.

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emilywemily6's review against another edition

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reflective relaxing slow-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

5.0

I adored this book. It was such a lovely treat to listen to, I could just dwell in the audiobook for as long as it would go on. It was a slow and calming read with a lot of nostalgia and romance (in the sense that life was romanticized, past and present, because of the good that came out of it in the end). It made me want to have more children and revel in their individuality and dreams and share with them my own past and dreams. It made me want to get involved with community theatre again. It made me want to move to Michigan and work on a cherry tree farm. There are definitely hardships/traumas mentioned, but not explicitly, since Lara is telling the story after years have gone by and she has a broader perspective. She also dictates how her story is told to her grown children and keeps a couple secrets to herself, though the reader gets let in on those secrets covertly. There isn’t really a climax or big reveal, though a few small twists and turns as you follow the story. I felt like Lara’s fourth daughter listening in on this story being told and I’m in a bit of a book hangover now that that world is over for me. It felt so realistic.

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dev921's review against another edition

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emotional slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

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