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Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

4.06 AVERAGE

ssquared03's review

3.25

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The writing is good and I did appreciate some of the surprises and the ending. The slightly lower rating is because I didn’t particularly like some of the characters. 

beth239's review against another edition

3.5

emotional funny hopeful 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

merete's review

3.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I enjoyed this book but didn’t get super into it. I liked how it swapped between past and present and more made sense as you read, but overall I felt slightly meh about it. 

virtualdoodle's review

4.0

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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: No

mallietrap's review

4.0

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

rilsavage's review

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

niickel's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

haylsread's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

slothbearluvr's review

4.0

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so beautiful and melancholic but so hopeful; haven’t read anything that has captured the feelings and thoughts and processes on reflecting on love, past and present, so well. i feel like i finally know enough to understand this book, but i know it is something i’ll read in ten years and remember how i felt about it and wonder at how young i was. first ann patchett and i am very excited to read more WHAT a woman!

shuakam's review against another edition

4.75

emotional reflective 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: No