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Swallow (2009)

by Tonya Plank(Favorite Author)

3.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0615280994 (ISBN13: 9780615280998)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Dark Swan Press

review 1: Like others have said, I got this book because it was free for Kindle and had an interesting description. Aside from the psychosomatic lump in Sophie's throat, this is pretty stereotypical chick lit. Smart, beautiful woman with no self-confidence and relationship problems with family, friends and boyfriend somehow gets it together and rises above it all. It was too long and drawn out and everything was too neatly and abruptly tied up in the end. I gave this three stars because I couldn't stop reading it, the premise was original, and Tonya Plank seems to have it in her to become a decent writer. I hope she writes another book and just goes with the quirkiness rather than reverting to the usual chick lit formula.
review 2: I really don't see it as a book that ma... moreny people would enjoy. I thought it was fantastic though. I guess the plot was pretty slow; a woman in a steady relationship with a budding career in law (she attends Yale University) and strong friendships. The twist of the book is that everyone surrounding her believes that she has a serious eating disorder. Whenever she tries to eat or drink a "fist-ball", as she calls it, swells up inside her throat and she can barely swallow without bursting into tears. Doctors and friends convince her that it is a psychological effect of the eating disorder but the pain is so real to her that she can't believe it's only in her mind. That's basically the gist of it, and I really got into the character, Sophie, and how her whole life is affected by an eating disorder she isn't even sure she suffers from. less

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