A review by triniredreading
Swans Are Fat Too by Michelle Granas

4.0

I wavered between 3 and 4 stars for this. At first I did not like the writing at all. However just when I was about to give up, I found myself absorbed by the story. The historical interludes and discussions about Polish culture and national identity were quite interesting. The family dynamics - well those were screwed up but interesting too. On the one hand Hania seemed to allow her family to ride roughshod over her, but on the other she faced her crises on her own (without rushing to her "knight in shining armor" to fix everything for her).I wasn't thrilled with the ending, but there's still a lot to like about this story.