Scan barcode
hihicass's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Death, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Grief, Mental illness, Abortion, Suicide, Sexual content, and Child death
Minor: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Animal death, and Injury/Injury detail
moond4ncer'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
5.0
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Abortion, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Mental illness
pam_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Minor: Animal death, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Misogyny
marioosa517'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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Infidelity
Moderate: Animal death, Forced institutionalization, Pandemic/Epidemic, Toxic friendship, and Blood
Minor: Abortion, Suicide, Sexism, Racism, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Drug use, Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Excrement, Violence, War, and Sexual content
slefebvre95's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse
Minor: Suicide, Animal death, Abortion, and Death
thalia16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abortion, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Drug use, Infidelity, and Pandemic/Epidemic
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Sheltering in place during the pandemic, Lara recounts for her daughters the story of her summer spent acting at Tom Lake.
Meryl Streep is one of the very best actors of our lifetimes (or ever) and she performs this audiobook with every ounce of that talent. I could truly listen to her monologue for hours on end, and so the narration made this audiobook an entertaining experience. If you’re a fan of Meryl, I can’t recommend it enough, and if you’re not, I have serious questions about your taste.
That said, this is also a book, and I…didn’t really enjoy the book. I found the plot pretty boring and never really “got” the point the novel was trying to make—it felt like nothing happened, I didn’t particularly like any of the characters, and I wasn’t remotely surprised by anything that happened in either timeline. Honestly, I cannot imagine reading this one in physical form, because the narration was the best part for me by far. In short, 3 stars for the book (being generous), an entire additional star for Meryl.
CW: Infidelity; injury; mentions of death; pandemic
Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Animal death, Cancer, Infidelity, Death, and Injury/Injury detail
siebensommer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
never had i seen a place that made the tightness in my chest relax
the magic with which nell understands overwhelms me at times
i wish there had been someone with me so i didn’t have to ask all the stupid questions myself
Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, and Death
iconicavocado's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Blood
maceydowns'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
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Addiction, and Medical content
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Abortion, Cancer, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Rape
Minor: Animal death, Child death, Grief, Infidelity, and Racism