Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Os Cem Anos de Lenni e Margot by Marianne Cronin

23 reviews

onion's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: War, Dementia, Toxic friendship, and Excrement

Minor: Ableism, Abandonment, and Lesbophobia

kimveach's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

What a beautiful book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Sexism, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Child death, Medical content, Abandonment, Grief, and Pregnancy

annaledbetter's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

Wonderful book! A little different than I expected, but still so great. Highly recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Dementia, Medical content, Abandonment, and Child death

atamano's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Grief, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Medical content and Dementia

Minor: Lesbophobia

margotbabichev's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

4.25

this book was sad but funny and happy at the same time, it was a journey and i dont really know where ive arrived now its ended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Cancer

nothingforpomegranted's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.0

Lenni is seventeen years old, dying from a terminal illness and living in a hospital in Glasgow. One day, on a whim, she wanders into the hospital chapel, where she challenges (and becomes fast friends with) Father Arthur, asking questions about God, faith, and why she is dying. Shortly later (or maybe not, depending on how you judge the passage of hospital time), Lenni encounters Margot in an art class. Immediately fascinated by her life and her stories, Lenni is struck by the fact that Margot is 83 years old, meaning that their lives, together, add up to 100 years. 

The two embark on a project to paint 100 canvases, representing the 100 years of their lives, and, in alternating chapters, they reveal their stories to each other, opening up about divorce and death, love and loss. 

This is a book with a sweet, heartwarming, sometimes devastating premise with two characters who led interesting lives. Yet, I just didn't feel connected to the story. I enjoyed reading about Lenni's relationship with Father Arthur and Margot's relationship with Howard--actually, I think Howard was my favorite character--but Lenni and Margot's friendship was unconvincing to me, which definitely reduced the overall impact of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Child death

megmu18's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful tale of two dying women — one young and one old — and the moments of their lives that made them worth living. This is a story of friendship, love, desire, and curiosity. Margot and Lenni are such a lovable duo — and are phenomenal women on their own. I knew when I read the first page that this book was going to destroy me. It did not disappoint. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Dementia, Medical content, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

laurenw's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

This was a delightful read. Lenni's voice draws you in, and then her and Margot's story fits in so well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Dementia, Medical content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, and Bullying

brittonmc1221's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Abandonment and Dementia