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A review by magicinwords23
The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
โ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ,โ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ, โ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ก๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฑโ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฝ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ด๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒโ
When I read the blurb of this book I thought it was right up my street. New friendships involving an old woman and a young girl, both sick, one terminal, who meet in the hospital and become best friends
Together they are 100 years old (Lenni 17 and Margot 83) and decide to paint their life story in pictures, one for every year.
This story is 80% Margot telling stories from her past which were quite emotional but had nothing to do with Lenni or their friendship.
This story disappointed me a lot. We didnโt get to know Lenni much so I couldnโt seem to connect with her character. The relationship between the two women was seriously lacking in depth so it failed to stir any emotions for me.
A friendship is two people getting to know each other and working together to build a special connection. We didnโt see this here. Anytime Lenni and Margot were together Margot dived into telling the stories from her past.
The ending was quite sad and this saved the story for me. This could have been such a wonderful story if Lenni and Margotโs relationship had been developed and nurtured. I wanted to fall in love with these characters but it just didnโt happen.
When I read the blurb of this book I thought it was right up my street. New friendships involving an old woman and a young girl, both sick, one terminal, who meet in the hospital and become best friends
Together they are 100 years old (Lenni 17 and Margot 83) and decide to paint their life story in pictures, one for every year.
This story is 80% Margot telling stories from her past which were quite emotional but had nothing to do with Lenni or their friendship.
This story disappointed me a lot. We didnโt get to know Lenni much so I couldnโt seem to connect with her character. The relationship between the two women was seriously lacking in depth so it failed to stir any emotions for me.
A friendship is two people getting to know each other and working together to build a special connection. We didnโt see this here. Anytime Lenni and Margot were together Margot dived into telling the stories from her past.
The ending was quite sad and this saved the story for me. This could have been such a wonderful story if Lenni and Margotโs relationship had been developed and nurtured. I wanted to fall in love with these characters but it just didnโt happen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death