Comments on: The Girl Who Stopped Swimming

By: Beth F

Beth F — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:43:46 +0000

I have this in audio and I loved her earlier books. I'll start listening with lowered expectations. .-= Beth F´s last blog ..Weekend Cooking: Caribbean Black Bean Dinner =-.

By: SuziQoregon

SuziQoregon — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:34:13 +0000

I also agree with you on this one. Her first book blew me away, the second was excellent, but this one was just OK. I'm really hoping her next one is back to the way I know she can write. .-= SuziQoregon´s last blog ..Uglies by Scott Westerfeld =-.

By: Jenners

Jenners — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:54:00 +0000

I liked it more than you but looking back on my review now, I'm not nearly as excited about it as I was at the time. .-= Jenners´s last blog ..Review: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri =-.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:52:45 +0000

I love Jackson's work, but this is probably my least favorite of all of her books, so I have to agree with your assessment. .-= Kathy´s last blog ..Precious =-.

By: Claire (Paperback_Reader)

Claire (Paperback_Reader) — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:43:55 +0000

The Guardian did a feature yesterday on the best books of the decade that were neglected and this was one of them. I'd prefer to take a bloggers word for it rather than the publisher whose book was out-of-print. .-= Claire (Paperback_Reader)´s last blog ..Library Loot: the débuts =-.

By: Aarti

Aarti — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:50:33 +0000

I have heard a lot about this one, but it doesn’t really appeal to me.

The whole girl drowning in a pool thing reminds me of The Mercy of Thin Air.
.-= Aarti´s last blog ..Rosie’s Riveters: Mark W & Jaelle =-.

By: Literary Feline

Literary Feline — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:29:11 +0000

I have a copy of this one and do want to read it. I am glad you enjoyed this one even if you didn’t love it. Sometimes these types of books can be satisfying too.
.-= Literary Feline´s last blog ..The Search for the Perfect Gift – Virtual Advent Tour =-.

By: rhapsodyinbooks

rhapsodyinbooks — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:35:31 +0000

I agree: entertaining but not excellent, good, but not great, okay but not outstanding, diverting but not edge-of-your-seat (thought I'd try to go you one better) .-= rhapsodyinbooks´s last blog ..Review of Grave Surprise by Charlaine Harris =-.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:15:44 +0000

I've had this one on my shelf for a long time, but still haven't gotten to it. I'm not really into anything that can be classified as Southern Fiction, so I'm not sure if this will end up working for me. .-= Amanda´s last blog ..The Painted Veil, by William Somerset Maugham =-.