Julie Otsuka

Swimmers

i will say this book felt like a waste of time. While it told a beautiful story, the first half was completely irrelevant and could’ve been skipped really. The second half, for that matter, was the same. The book had no plot, no substance and ended up feeling like the author was just listing off a bunch of unique character traits to make her work unique. I liked the majority of the story being in second person pov. That’s a technique that is difficult to pull off while simultaneously making sense, but if anything, it is something Julie Otsuka has achieved in this novel. 

Swimmers

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