18.8k reviews for:

Tom Lake

Ann Patchett

4.06 AVERAGE

holmsie620's review against another edition

5.0

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Absolutely adored this book, highly recommend Meryl reading it to you!

pselden's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A read like a stroll through wildflowers. Family, love, and loss. These are the legacies we carry, remembered in a book like Tom Lake. 

rreynolds's review against another edition

3.5

emotional lighthearted 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

heatherofbooks's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nekobyyc's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lieve678's review against another edition

3.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

kendra_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Meryl Streep should narrate all women’s fiction Jesus Christ 

lareinebee's review against another edition

4.0

reflective 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

wyllow303's review against another edition

3.0

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This was a weird one for me. I’ve always avoided this author and I can’t really explain why, but this year I’ve been challenging myself to read things I normally wouldn’t, and here we are.
Overall I was mind numbingly bored through the first 50-60%. I loved the descriptions of the farm and the family life and dynamics were a place I could have explored more but kept getting pulled back into the Duke story, which try as I might I couldn’t really bring myself to care about.
The last 70 pages were fantastic and it did make the read worth it overall, it’s just too bad that the whole book couldn’t have been as captivating as the end.

jamiemonville's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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: No