Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
Swimming Home

Deborah Levy

Swimming Home

Deborah Levy

192 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Swimming Home is a subversive page-turner, a merciless gaze at the insidious harm that depression can have on apparently stable, well-turned-out people. Set in a summer villa, the story is tautly structured, taking place over a single week in whic...

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Community Reviews

3.52
based on 2,134 reviews

Moods

dark: 69%

reflective: 57%

mysterious: 54%

emotional: 37%

sad: 36%

tense: 33%

challenging: 25%

funny: 6%

adventurous: 4%

lighthearted: 1%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

26% of readers chose fast
54% of readers chose medium
19% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
72% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

22% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

6% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

91% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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