The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

The Swimmers

Julie Otsuka

176 pages first pub 2022 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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For readers drawn to quiet, elegiac contemporary fiction about the slow erosion of memory and the fragile rituals that hold us together. Ideal if you crave spare, lyrical prose, meditative pacing, and emotionally precise explorations of loss, identity, and the spaces where love and forgetting intersect.

Description

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 appears at the bottom of their local pool. This seari...

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Community Reviews

3.79
based on 8,218 reviews

Moods

emotional: 79%

reflective: 76%

sad: 75%

challenging: 16%

dark: 9%

funny: 8%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%

mysterious: 4%

informative: 3%

relaxing: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

tense: 2%


Pace

23% of readers chose fast
37% of readers chose medium
39% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
19% of readers chose A mix
71% of readers chose Character
3% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

77% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

35% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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