A review by cass990
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

5.0

Wowowow I love this book. The past being retold in the present format. The characters. The development. A little women-esque family. Compelling story of youth and emotion told with the nuance of later-in life sense and wisdom. Beautiful. I even took pleasure in the COVID present day setting. I am VERY wary of media pieces that recognize COVID in the setting bc they so often come off as corny, but this was well done with minor inconvenience on the telling of the story, instead just acting as a driving factor for telling the story along with providing subtle nuances of the pandemic that you may have forgotten about. I don’t think I’ve ever felt this way about a book before, but I can’t wait to reread.