19k reviews for:

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

4.06 AVERAGE

anetting's review against another edition

3.5

emotional relaxing sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

donahucl's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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: Yes

raquelbg's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

fiveforsythes's review against another edition

2.0

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I haven't had an unpopular opinion in a while. I DNF at 50% because I just didn't care about any of the characters or the story. And so many people told me I would love this! I love coming of age stories, I love the theater, and I even go to almost that specific setting in MI every summer. And yet, I can't believe all that didn't do it for me. I was just.... Bored.

behnz's review against another edition

4.5

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: No

lazer57's review against another edition

4.0

emotional relaxing medium-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

librariannie's review against another edition

4.0

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Honestly not my favorite Patchett, but I was lucky enough to see her on this book tour which added to my experience with the story. I loved the setting and back and forth between the mother's internal memory and her beautiful, present family, but it dragged on a bit (maybe I'm just not ready to read novels set in the midst of quarantine).

kd7575's review against another edition

3.0

slow-paced

tammyplunkett's review against another edition

3.75

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kaitlinewest's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No