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jjamiee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Blood, Medical trauma, and Abortion
emma_sky's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Blood
Minor: Addiction, Cancer, and Death
snipinfool's review against another edition
- 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 really enjoyed reading this story. I loved how Ann Patchett wove the story together by linking the play, Our Town, with the impact playing the lead character, Emily, had on Lara throughout her life. Playing Emily in Tom Lake's summer stock performances was where she met Peter Duke, who would become a very well-known actor years later. That summer, Lara learned that she needed to pivot and take a direction that was unexpected from what she had planned. I felt much like Lara's daughters did in that I was excited to learn more of the story. The dialog between characters was natural and well written. The characters, themselves, were easy to visualize, and I could picture so many parts of the story in my mind. Overall, this was a wonderful novel about family and how big moments in life could lead to unexpected changes that end up bringing us to where we find our greatest happiness.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cancer, Child death, and Abortion
ila_mae'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? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Blood
Minor: Self harm
shae_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, and Alcohol
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Excrement, Medical content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, and Abortion
hinkleh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Racism, Vomit, and Abortion
Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
dudette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.0
Graphic: Blood and Alcohol
Moderate: Death and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
jiscoo's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Blood, and Alcohol
Moderate: Cancer, Abortion, and Pregnancy
atamano's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Alcoholism and Alcohol
Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
coffeekitaab's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Blood, Abortion, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail