Martha Panek answers “I am halfway though, and I don't care...”

Diane asked this question about Tom Lake:

I am halfway though, and I don't care about the characters yet. Very unusual for me with Ann Patchett. Anyone else find this was the case? I've been reading glowing reviews. I'm not feeling it -- yet.

Martha Panek I found the composition tricky to read. The style wasn’t what I was used to in other AP books. After completing the book I listened to the audio vers…more I found the composition tricky to read. The style wasn’t what I was used to in other AP books. After completing the book I listened to the audio version (only because I was traveling and had downloaded it months ago). The sentence structure flowed better coming out of Meryl Streep’s mouth.
I could not buy into the daughter’s obsession with Duke. Lara said her daughter’s behavior as a young teen scared her. Then oddly, she got over it?
Lara’s last visit with Duke at the rehab hospital was weird. She was obviously still not over him but that scene was ugly. Why did Lara welcome him to the farm many years later?
I gave the book 4 stars because there isn’t a 3.5 option.(less)

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