pickIt‘s really rare that I listen to audiobooks, but I‘d heard that this one, read/performed by Meryl Streep, was exceptional—and that was absolutely the case! Both the book itself and the reading were outstanding, and this kept my mind occupied on a long road trip last week. So so good.
panI enjoyed this book for most of it until she agreed to have unprotected sex with Duke in a nuthouse bathroom after he cheated on and abandoned her two years earlier which resulted in a pregnancy and abortion. Idiot. Otherwise it was good writing with a lot of subtlety. But that ruined it for me. This was a new to me author. Doing well for this 2025 challenge!
so-so#coverstories
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I'm a big fan of Ann Patchett, but this story was not my favourite. Also, it refers to the play "Our Town" constantly, which is not as well known outside of the USA, so I assume I missed a lot of clever parallels?
pickI did the audio version of this book. I enjoyed Meryl Streep as the narrator. During this story, a mother tells of her past to her 3 daughters. Her past included a romance with an actor who later became famous. She met him while playing Emily on a play called “Our Town”. This author writes beautifully, like a poet. The morale of this story is family. I thought this book was very good, and I recommend it.
1. I‘m getting lost working jigsaw puzzles.
2. I went through all my reviews of the last year and this was one of my only picks that didn‘t include murder, missing children or dysfunctional families!
@Deblovestoread thanks for the tag! @TheSpineView
1️⃣ Listen to music, walks by the sea around my house
2️⃣ I loved the audiobook for this one. Meryl Streep‘s narration just made me happy.
Thanks for the tag @TheSpineView
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This is my third Ann Patchett, and like the other two that involved semi-utopias cut off or estranged from the outside world (e.g., opera hostages or Amazonian tribe/scientists), Tom Lake features two: a Michigan cherry farm during the pandemic and a theater community by the lake of the title. There's always trouble threatening paradise, but unlike most of her literary peers...👇
pickI took the day off work and cleaned my house and had a smidge of this story left so opened a new Lego set to get to the end. What could this be? I loved listening to Meryl Streep tell the story of Tom Lake ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
