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Title: Breathing Water by Tammy Greenwood ISBN: 0-312-26289-2 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 10 August, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.57 (23 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Take a Deep Breath
Comment: T. Greenwood's BREATHING WATER is an incredible book. I just discovered this new and incredibly talented writer and am already looking forward to her next book. BREATHING WATER takes us into the fractured world of Effie Greer who has come home to the family's camp by the lake to heal. There's a magical quality to the story which Ms. Greenwood maintains throughout the book. When I wasn't reading this book, when I was at work or driving to the store, I would think about the characters, wishing I could get home and read more. I didn't want the story to end and yet I wanted Effie to discover peace and to leave behind the sadness that enveloped her. Ms. Greenwood's second novel, NEARER THAN THE SKY, is equally compelling. These are stories that will stay with you for a long time.
Rating: 5
Summary: A rare gem of a book
Comment: BREATHING WATER is the story of Effie Greer, a young woman who returns to her childhood home to come to terms with her past---a past full of self-loathing, and an abusive relationship with her boyfriend, Max.
As Effie relives the nightmare of her relationship, she slowly comes to terms with her part in an accident involving Max and resulting in the death of a child, she also finds her chance at vindication.
With its skillfull storytelling, well defined characters and its metaphors of violence hidden in lyrical prose, you sometimes find it hard to imagine that this is T.Greenwood's first novel. She is an exceptional talent who delivers an impressive and unforgettable debut novel that should not be overlooked.
Rating: 3
Summary: lovely writing- marred by coincidence
Comment: T. Greewnwood's first novel is a nice, lyrical endeavor, but the strength of the writing cannot overcome the overwhelming coincidences structuring the narrator's breakthrough from pain to forgiving.
The only new friends she makes while in semi-seclusion at her late grandfather's cabin, are the brother of the little girl whose death she is trying to overcome & another abuse victim like herself (the other trauma she is attempting to work through).
While the descriptions of her surroundings are almost real enough to touch, and the flasback/forward structure of the novel intriguing enough to pull the reader through, I felt there was a hefty amount of narration missing- whenever Effie went back to the places that haunted her, the prose became almost too poetic- where where the raw, gutteral emotions she must have been living with?
There were holes in the narration... too many to warrant a 4 star rating. Although, my interest in her newer novels remains- I hope that as she grows as a writer her stories will gather a more solid strength.
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Title: Undressing the Moon by Tammy Greenwood ISBN: 0312303270 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Nearer Than the Sky by Tammy Greenwood ISBN: 0312280513 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Pub. Date: 06 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Things Unspoken by Anitra Peebles Sheen ISBN: 0811831574 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: I Loved You All: A Novel by Paula Sharp ISBN: 0786886153 Publisher: Hyperion Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: The Orphan Game : A Novel by Ann Darby ISBN: 0688177824 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 04 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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