Waterland
by Graham Swift
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateemotive & stirringself destruction/implosioncomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeFresh and serious: a realistic novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.4 / 5
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About This Book
Waterland is a 1983 novel by Graham Swift. It is considered to be the author's premier novel and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize (a prize Swift finally achieved with Last Orders).
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- Graham Swift
- Published
- 1983
- Pages
- 358
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