Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

Tom Lake [Large Print] by Ann Patchett

84 reviews

samanthaleereads's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

rachelann88's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Sweet recounting of a woman's 20s as she tells her three daughters stories. I really enjoyed connect the past with the present and watching the two stories/time frames start to merge. First book that has written about COVID without turning me off. Patchett does it in a very subtle way that gives context to the story without taking over the narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol

bearybooky's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

jdubbs1110's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Drug use and Abortion

m_a_j's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Infidelity and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail

abeautifulshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Abortion

saara_ilona_muu's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

krisha's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Abortion

jenpurlteach's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I started reading this in print and then got a copy on audio through Everand. I’d heard that Meryl Streep’s narration was really good, and I agree. It was great! I liked the family picking cherries during the pandemic, and I liked the story the mom told from the summer of 1998, although it made me uneasy! You can see from the beginning, that summer set the trajectory for the lives of those involved. A contemplation on the road not taken and choices made that make a good life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

anne_reader's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic