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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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 7,957 reviews

Moods

emotional: 80%

reflective: 76%

sad: 75%

challenging: 16%

dark: 9%

funny: 8%

mysterious: 5%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 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?

29% 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?

61% 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
31% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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