Reviews tagging 'Dementia'

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

38 reviews

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Medical content, and Terminal illness

purplepenning's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Epic family drama is not usually the sort of story I'm drawn to, but I do like a good sibling tale and I enjoy sampling the work of great writers who don't write in my preferred styles and genres. Tom Hanks narrating a sibling story by Ann Patchett seemed like the perfect opportunity. And it was! I read a few chapters throughout  — enough to know that Hanks's narration probably added a full star of enjoyment to my rating. It's not a fast read either way, but what felt too slow in my hands became a fascinating and skillful unfolding in his. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Dementia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Minor: Animal death

amandabcook's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Dementia

dumaurier's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• 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

3.5

gorgeous writing. like unbelievable beautiful. but though the familial relationships are written with such nuance, all of their main issues surrounding money (the house, schooling, their mother) were just not relatable—- like im sorry that its so hard to

spend all of your rich father’s money getting degrees you have no intention to use. i did like that this is addressed through celeste, but idk danny felt a bit out of touch.

anyways i will definitely seek out more of ann patchett’s writing but this story on the whole didnt jive with me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Cancer, Death, Dementia, and Toxic relationship

sib_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Chronic illness, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Infidelity, Cancer, and Cursing

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Abandonment, Classism, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Death

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

all I wanted was for Maeve to be happy. She deserved peace

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Grief, Mental illness, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

Minor: Medical content

lizzieinmt's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

3.75

I couldn't predict where this book was going the entire time. Just when I thought I had it figured out it changed. I would emphatically say that Mauve was the entire reason I read it. From the frost chapter, and for the whole book she was the only character I liked in the least, but I feel like that's intentional from the author. On a large scale this book is about parentification, family dynamics and trauma. But on a small scale it's about how close siblings can be in a chaotic world. And for that I lived it. Even if the actual plot wasn't to my taste. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood and Chronic illness

Minor: Classism, Drug use, Physical abuse, Dementia, and Medical content

coffeespooncait's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Grief

Minor: Dementia

maryannc's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Dementia and Death of parent