Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

51 reviews

tabear's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Infidelity, Medical content, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Abortion, Racism, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Mental illness

lorit1227's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Child death

bibliocatts's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Addiction

msaggy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious relaxing slow-paced

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

3.0

The pace of this book is slow and I jumped into the audiobook midway, enticed by Meryl Streep's narration – a choice I'm glad I made.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Addiction

ajhowe2's review against another edition

reflective relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Racism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death

katetv's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

4.0

Enjoyable read with characters I connected with! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Abortion

emma_sky's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, and Death

anna_has's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing 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: Addiction

Minor: Abortion

m_nappier's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, and Mental illness

Minor: Abortion

hinkleh's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Medical content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Vomit, Cancer, and Racism

Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy