The Swimmers
by: Julie Otsuka
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Hardcover
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Category - Fiction / General Fiction
Format - Hardcover
Condition - Excellent
Listed - 3 months ago
Views - 4
Ships From - Maryland
Est. Publication Date - Feb 2022
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🏊♂️ Hardcover 🏊♂️ 2022 Publication Date 🏊♂️ 2023 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction
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From the best-selling, award-winning author of The Buddha in the Attic and When the Emperor Was Divine comes a novel about what happens to a group of obsessed recreational swimmers when a crack appear...
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mothersdaughters
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26 book reviews
Jul 31, 2023
THE SWIMMERS is such a beautiful, incredible book.
Julie Otsuka begins in the first person plural, describing a group of avid swimmers at the local pool. But suddenly a crack emerges at the bottom of the pool, resulting in concern and an investigation. I loved how she played with the collective vs....
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Maddie Habron
305 book reviews
Jul 21, 2023
I don't think I've ever read a book like this. It was incredible, the language and the poetry in the story. This isn't a typical story, it isn't plot motivated, it's more about Alice herself. I don't think the story is the same thing described in the synopsis. I liked the first section the best, the...
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estherfungreads
65 book reviews
Jun 15, 2023
Reading this book feels like swimming slowly with your head underwater. By using this languid, drifting writing style, Otsuka gives the reader an idea of what living with dementia can feel like. The world becomes distant and muffled. When you try to hold on to your memories, the past, like water, se...
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