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tabear's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Infidelity, Medical content, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Abortion, Racism, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Mental illness
annaxavila's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Alcoholism, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Death, Abortion, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Mental illness
Minor: Cancer and Child death
ajhowe2's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Suicide
Minor: Abortion, Racism, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death
snipinfool's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
I really enjoyed reading this story. I loved how Ann Patchett wove the story together by linking the play, Our Town, with the impact playing the lead character, Emily, had on Lara throughout her life. Playing Emily in Tom Lake's summer stock performances was where she met Peter Duke, who would become a very well-known actor years later. That summer, Lara learned that she needed to pivot and take a direction that was unexpected from what she had planned. I felt much like Lara's daughters did in that I was excited to learn more of the story. The dialog between characters was natural and well written. The characters, themselves, were easy to visualize, and I could picture so many parts of the story in my mind. Overall, this was a wonderful novel about family and how big moments in life could lead to unexpected changes that end up bringing us to where we find our greatest happiness.
Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood
Moderate: Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Sexual content
Minor: Abortion, Cancer, and Child death
tlaynejones's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Moderate: Sexism, Infidelity, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
shae_reads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Graphic: Blood, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic, Medical content, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing
Minor: Death, Chronic illness, Abortion, and Cancer
hinkleh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Medical content, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Death, Vomit, Cancer, and Racism
Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy
rayreyes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Death, and Alcoholism
Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Abortion
katherine_alexis's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion
jamie_rich's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Death, Drug use, Vomit, Sexual content, and Mental illness