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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
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
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.
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
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
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
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
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!
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
Wowowow I love this book. The past being retold in the present format. The characters. The development. A little women-esque family. Compelling story of youth and emotion told with the nuance of later-in life sense and wisdom. Beautiful. I even took pleasure in the COVID present day setting. I am VERY wary of media pieces that recognize COVID in the setting bc they so often come off as corny, but this was well done with minor inconvenience on the telling of the story, instead just acting as a driving factor for telling the story along with providing subtle nuances of the pandemic that you may have forgotten about. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way about a book before, but I can’t wait to reread.
3.25 stars
Reading this book was like being given a molasses lollipop when you’re in the mood for a slice of pizza. Does that make sense? It was sweet and beautiful but was very very slow and had no plot. Even Meryl Streep couldn’t get me excited about anything that happened in this book. The prose is beautiful, and the descriptions of the farmhouse and summer stock theater campus were gorgeous enough for me to really feel like I was there (and enough to make me want to visit northern Michigan someday). But it felt like a chore to work out what the point of the story was. There’s a bit of a twist at the end that is satisfying — but by the time I got there, I was just ready for it to be over.
I’m glad this book made me read [b:Our Town|205476|Our Town|Thornton Wilder|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442891231l/205476._SY75_.jpg|3119231] first though! I enjoyed that book much more.
Reading this book was like being given a molasses lollipop when you’re in the mood for a slice of pizza. Does that make sense? It was sweet and beautiful but was very very slow and had no plot. Even Meryl Streep couldn’t get me excited about anything that happened in this book. The prose is beautiful, and the descriptions of the farmhouse and summer stock theater campus were gorgeous enough for me to really feel like I was there (and enough to make me want to visit northern Michigan someday). But it felt like a chore to work out what the point of the story was. There’s a bit of a twist at the end that is satisfying — but by the time I got there, I was just ready for it to be over.
I’m glad this book made me read [b:Our Town|205476|Our Town|Thornton Wilder|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1442891231l/205476._SY75_.jpg|3119231] first though! I enjoyed that book much more.