Swimming Home by Deborah Levy

Swimming Home

Deborah Levy

157 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Description

Selected for the 2012 Man Booker Prize short list. Levy manipulates light and shadow with artfulness. She transfixes the reader: we recognize...the thing of darkness in us all. This is an intelligent, pulsating literary beast. --The Telegraph (UK)...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,601 reviews

Moods

dark 69%
mysterious 58%
reflective 55%
sad 38%
emotional 35%
tense 30%
challenging 24%
adventurous 5%
funny 4%
relaxing 2%
lighthearted 1%

Pace

medium 55%
fast 26%
slow 17%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 74% | A mix: 21% | Plot: 3%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 39% | No: 35% | Yes: 24%

Loveable characters?

No: 54% | It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 7%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 76% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.49

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