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208 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385721516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 27 August 2002
Description
As the millions of fans of Like Water for Chocolate know, Laura Esquivel is a romanticist whose novels explore the power of love and the truths of the human heart. She returns to those themes in Swift as Desire, the story of a loving and passionat...
Community Reviews Summary of 190 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 50%
adventurous 12%
dark 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 12%
Pace
slow 42%
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
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Graphic
Sexual harassment, Child death, Death of parentModerate
Rape, Sexual content208 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385721516
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Anchor Books
Publication date: 27 August 2002
Description
As the millions of fans of Like Water for Chocolate know, Laura Esquivel is a romanticist whose novels explore the power of love and the truths of the human heart. She returns to those themes in Swift as Desire, the story of a loving and passionat...
Community Reviews Summary of 190 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 50%
adventurous 12%
dark 12%
funny 12%
hopeful 12%
inspiring 12%
lighthearted 12%
Pace
slow 42%
medium 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 62% | A mix: 25% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | No: 14% | It's complicated: 14%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual harassment, Child death, Death of parentModerate
Rape, Sexual content