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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
Story read by Meryl Streep about a woman telling her story of love to her 20s ish daughter about a love affair in her past while picking cherries on their family orchard
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yet another wonderful Ann Patchett story with an endearing cast of characters and charming settings - part during COVID lockdown (fortunately with a positive bent and as a subtle note), part reminiscing about the past. The intrigue in the interplay between past and present keeps the pages turning.
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Didn’t get the hype at first but what a beautiful capture of life and its nuances and intricacies. The audiobook was also beautifully performed by Meryl Streep. What a delicious audiobook it was. She took audiobook reading to a level I never knew existed. Thoroughly enjoyed the book.
I did not enjoy this book. I’ve read a few other Ann Patchett books, and they are pretty solid. This one was slow, overly sentimental, repetitive and so boring. Even Meryl Streep couldn’t fix this for me.
This story is related by Lara and covers how a brief relationship 30 years prior with an up and coming movie star is credited for their marriage and family, without any jealously or regret.
When Duke comes to visit the cherry orchard because he remembers it as his happy memory, he didn’t remember Joe, and didn’t remember that he went there with Lara. She was not part of his happy memory, just the farm (ouch). She was just a blip for him and he’s got legend status in her family.
This story is related by Lara and covers how a brief relationship 30 years prior with an up and coming movie star is credited for their marriage and family, without any jealously or regret.
When Duke comes to visit the cherry orchard because he remembers it as his happy memory, he didn’t remember Joe, and didn’t remember that he went there with Lara. She was not part of his happy memory, just the farm (ouch). She was just a blip for him and he’s got legend status in her family.
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While it was a bit of a slow burn at first, I enjoyed this book. I liked how various plot points unwound as you read it, and more things started to make sense.