A review by sarahkorn
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I didn't expect a slow burn book like this to get me out of my reading rut, but it did, and I sobbed at the end. I really resonated with the themes of the deep love for friends, lovers, would-be lovers of times gone by, choices, forgiveness, and courage.

The one thing I wished for was more about Lara's 3 daughters and their stories -- they do play prominent roles and seem to be grappling with their own challenges that could have gotten more than a surface level treatment. However, I'm not sure how that would have been done without taking away from Lara's story and making the book so much longer, so I didn't deduct any points on account of that.