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The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin

5 reviews

blueyogi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness and Grief

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Child death, Vomit, Medical content, and Lesbophobia

cereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Medical content, Grief, Child death, and Cancer

Moderate: Dementia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, and Vomit

mollywill's review

emotional 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? No

4.5

 I picked up this book because I wanted a tearjerking read and whew, it definitely delivered. It broke my heart, but in a beautiful sort of way. I very quickly fell in love with the characters, their stories, their personalities, and their relationships and while the ending was not a surprise, I enjoyed the twists and creative ways the story unfolded through both Lenni & Margot's voices.

tw for death, child loss 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Abandonment and Cancer

Minor: Vomit

themixedpages's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia and Pregnancy

hollyd19's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

The Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot follows the friendship of the eponymous women who are both residents in the terminal ward of the  Glasgow Princess Royal Hospital. Lenni is seventeen and Margot is eighty-three, making their collective lives span one hundred years. When the pair meet in a patient art class, they decide to share their stories with one another as they paint matching vignettes.

I thought this book was so lovely. It's slow and soft, charming in a way that is unique to inter-generational relationships. The two help one another to process some of the harder bits of their past, but also help each other live fully in whatever time they've got left. Lenni and Margot get into light mischief and show each other deep respect as committed friends. It'd be a great pick for folks who enjoyed A Man Called Ove or Major Pettigrew's Last Stand. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Medical content

Moderate: Terminal illness, Mental illness, Death, Dementia, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Vomit