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A review by aliceburton
Aquamarine by Carol Anshaw
4.0
Ok, giving it four stars because despite not being bowled over by it, I kept wanting to go back to it until it was done, which I don't usually do as I am an easily distracted person.
The basic premise is this girl gets the silver medal for some swimming event in the Olympics, and right after it is the crucial time when the course of her life is decided. The author shows three (or four? maybe? I don't know; I'm not picking up the book) different paths that could've happened. It's really interesting, and while not loving Jesse, the main character, I liked her enough to keep going. I feel like I'll keep thinking about this and how utterly terrifying it is that you can make small decisions that hugely impact the direction your life takes, and some lead to awful, terrible things, and some lead to awesome, amazing things. BUT WHICH?? Gah.
The basic premise is this girl gets the silver medal for some swimming event in the Olympics, and right after it is the crucial time when the course of her life is decided. The author shows three (or four? maybe? I don't know; I'm not picking up the book) different paths that could've happened. It's really interesting, and while not loving Jesse, the main character, I liked her enough to keep going. I feel like I'll keep thinking about this and how utterly terrifying it is that you can make small decisions that hugely impact the direction your life takes, and some lead to awful, terrible things, and some lead to awesome, amazing things. BUT WHICH?? Gah.