tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post5925948324288105175..comments2023-08-20T04:09:27.352-04:00Comments on nomadreader: book review: Swimming Home by Deborah Levynomadreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-68653417449132529222012-09-17T10:39:36.211-04:002012-09-17T10:39:36.211-04:00It is. I think you'd like it, Diane.It is. I think you'd like it, Diane.nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-54205820875304508122012-09-16T22:14:21.105-04:002012-09-16T22:14:21.105-04:00wow...sounds powerful.wow...sounds powerful.(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-14035372773707140762012-09-14T12:29:20.804-04:002012-09-14T12:29:20.804-04:00Biblibio, I agree. I adore novellas and short nove...Biblibio, I agree. I adore novellas and short novels. The writing can almost always carry the entire piece then. I hope you make time for Swimming Home.nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-21155187061373195132012-09-14T12:28:41.553-04:002012-09-14T12:28:41.553-04:00Audra, I think you'd love this one!Audra, I think you'd love this one!nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-76699883601387492622012-09-14T12:28:31.310-04:002012-09-14T12:28:31.310-04:00This one would be good to start with in terms of B...This one would be good to start with in terms of Booker because it's so short. I often find the long ones more daunting, but I love beautifully written short novels.nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-68248498207557724222012-09-14T02:41:04.887-04:002012-09-14T02:41:04.887-04:00There's just something about novellas. It'...There's just something about novellas. It's so much easier to have perfect prose when the author isn't worried about spreading the story too thin. And I feel like good novellas manage to make characters more believable in fewer pages than the most bloated of epic novels. My point is, this sounds perfectly lovely and I want to read it.Meytal Radzinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-69639633960121063952012-09-13T11:15:02.242-04:002012-09-13T11:15:02.242-04:00Oooh, five out of five -- and that first line is d...Oooh, five out of five -- and that first line <i>is</i> divine. I want -- WANT -- this one.Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-84187447205145064432012-09-12T20:21:13.238-04:002012-09-12T20:21:13.238-04:00I am always interested when you give you title a 5...I am always interested when you give you title a 5 star rating. I'll admit I didn't know about this prior to seeing you update on Goodreads. I've been telling myself to try and read more titles on lists like the Man Booker. While I generally don't get through them, it's worth trying and failing, rather than not at all.<br />Glad to see you enjoyed this. I'll admit it sounds a bit depressing, but some of my most favorite stories are. The cover art's even amazing. Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572049077903171939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-68597123951038527162012-09-12T16:05:25.320-04:002012-09-12T16:05:25.320-04:00I am so enamored with this book, Zibilee. I just g...I am so enamored with this book, Zibilee. I just got one of her earlier novels from the library and am already looking forward to it!nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-43153167408546644112012-09-12T15:47:51.930-04:002012-09-12T15:47:51.930-04:00My, this does sound like a lyrical and intense boo...My, this does sound like a lyrical and intense book, and from the section you quoted, it seems like the author has a great grasp of wordplay and scene setting. I am going to have to read this one at some point. Excellent review today!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-56979957443454819572012-09-12T10:33:59.486-04:002012-09-12T10:33:59.486-04:00JoAnn--I had to get it through interlibrary loan, ...JoAnn--I had to get it through interlibrary loan, but it's worth purchasing a copy (it's in paperback.) It's one I'll actually re-read and marvel at for years to come.nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-84023091627538022532012-09-12T10:33:28.103-04:002012-09-12T10:33:28.103-04:00It is so incredibly brilliant. My Booker reading h...It is so incredibly brilliant. My Booker reading has been hit or miss thus far, but Swimming Home reminds me why I try to read them all. I likely never would have discovered this author's novel on a small, new, independent press without it. I'm now eager to read her earlier works--another author for the REW list!nomadreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-63979605296015672322012-09-12T09:25:55.815-04:002012-09-12T09:25:55.815-04:00This sounds absolutely amazing! Surprisingly, ther...This sounds absolutely amazing! Surprisingly, there isn't a copy in our entire library system.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-6456006535472983632012-09-12T09:16:15.724-04:002012-09-12T09:16:15.724-04:00I love that you love every punctuation mark in it!...I love that you love every punctuation mark in it! I haven't been closely following the Booker this year (having gotten caught up in other reading lists) but will keep an eye out for this one.Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.com