A review by chaptersofchase
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

emotional inspiring relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Welcome to Tom Lake 🌿
Thank you, Harper Books, for the gifted book! {partner}

Genre: Fiction
Trope: Historical + Romane
Format: 🎧📖
Audiobook Narration: ☆☆☆☆☆
Pub Date: 8.1.2023
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

“It’s about falling so wildly in love with him—the way one will at twenty-four—that it felt like jumping off a roof at midnight. There was no way to foresee the mess it would come to in the end, nor did it occur to me to care.”

Reading Tom Lake felt like sitting down with an old friend, on her front porch, and hearing her story for the first time. The book made me feel like I was right there with Lara and her three girls as she told them how they inevitably came to be.

It was beautiful and hypnotic, and, if I’m being honest, I wasn’t ready for it to end. Some pieces left me in tears because of how much the words resonated with my heart.

There’s no one quite like Meryl Streep, and having the opportunity to hear her narrate Tom Lake brought the whole thing to life for me.

🥰 Storytelling at its finest
👌🏼 Slow, even paced perfection
💗 Mother + her daughters
🎭 Set around the play Our Town
🫶🏼 Meryl Streep narrates the audio

I recommend reading Tom Lake if you enjoyed reading The Dutch House - both are phenomenal storytelling experiences.


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