Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

46 reviews

jaimc's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Medical content, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Child death, Abortion, and Pregnancy

jennabeck13's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

About 310 pages 

In the throes of the COVID-19 lockdown, Lara’s daughters are going stir-crazy, which is how she ends up telling them the story of her summer at Tom Lake with the famous actor, Peter Duke. That summer in Tom Lake changed the course of Lara’s life forever, and if things had gone differently her daughters may not be where they are today. This story forces not only Lara, but also her husband and daughters, to re-evaluate their relationships with one another, the cherry farm, and what they want for the future.

As with many of Reese’s book club picks, this book was average to me. I enjoyed the first half of the book and was drawn in by Lara’s storytelling, but the second half fell flat. I think this was due to the change in tone. Additionally, I cared more about Lara’s story of coming up in the acting world than her relationship with Peter Duke which definitely impacted my feelings toward the second half of the book.

Favorite Quote: “There is no explaining this simple truth about life: you will forget much of it. The painful things you were certain you’d never be able to let go? Now you’re not entirely sure when they happened, while the thrilling parts, the heart-stopping joys, splintered and scattered and became something else. Memories are then replaced by different joys and larger sorrows, and unbelievably, those things get knocked aside as well.”

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Abortion, and Alcohol

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

A perfect book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Abortion, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Drug use

books_withblooms's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

samburkhouse's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Death

Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Pandemic/Epidemic

fiddle_leaf_ferg's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death