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Weeping Underwater Looks A Lot Like Laughter (2010)

by Michael J. White(Favorite Author)

3.14 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0399155902 (ISBN13: 9780399155901)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Putnam Adult

review 1: This was a book mostly about a man's first love and her little sister. Emily (his first love) and Katie (her sister) changed his life in a lot of ways and this is him as an adult (and english teacher I think) explaining it all. George is a lovable character, smart, interesting and you feel for the guy. Katie was adorable and probably my favorite character and Emily, I had mixed feelings about. All in all, this is a well written book, gets your attention, funny, heartbreaking, sad, leaves you feeling a bit bittersweet.
review 2: This author clearly had a powerful coming-of-age experience during his short stay in Des Moines - which is what this book is about. For people from Des Moines, this novel is a kick because it describes in minute detail places in and arou... morend Des Moines - down to the Y on 73rd street, B-bops, Saylorville Lake, Grandview, Lions Park, the hockey rink and Down Under bar on Hickman. Oddly, it camouflages other local landmarks with made-up names - like Dowling High School and a few others. (lawsuit concern perhaps?) I was obviously reading this book differently than I read most books. Based on the way I read most books, I'd say the novel was not that great, alas. Very rambling and uncertain tone. I also was surprised it's classified by the library as a "teen" book - dare I sound like a middle-aged mom, there was a lot of graphic sex for a teen book. less

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