19k reviews for:

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

4.06 AVERAGE

elviracoosemans's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

uncreative_username's review against another edition

4.25

emotional reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I’m not even sure what to say. I went into this book a bit blind, just recognizing I had seen the cover time and time again. I figured it was worth a shot. The story centers around a mother telling her daughters about her past with a famous actor one summer in her 20s. The daughters are in their early adult years now and have come home to help on the family cherry farm during the pandemic. Between the beautiful setting that is painted as a backdrop to the stories of these memories and the way the relationships between the characters in the past and present are explained, the whole book feels nostalgic. The writer does a wonderful job of interweaving the past and present, and Meryl Streep’s narration takes it all to another level when listening to the audiobook. This was a cozy read with more depth than expected. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child death, Death, Infidelity, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic

meg_rock25's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

agathabovet's review against another edition

4.0

lighthearted medium-paced

torinichole15's review against another edition

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

suchii's review against another edition

3.5

emotional informative lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

camillalat's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5

nes1572's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

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I felt no connection or interest in the characters.

jennifer_carroll's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kalatalo's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes