Something Rising (Light and Swift) : A Novel (Paperback)

from karieh

The books that I've read by Haven Kimmel run the gamut between laugh out loud funny, break your heart poignant and I loved this book but I'm not 100% why. "Something Rising (Light and Swift)" was yet another different kind of book. It was beautiful in a brittle, heartbreaking way. Cassie, the mai...

from karieh

The books that I've read by Haven Kimmel run the gamut between laugh out loud funny, break your heart poignant and I loved this book but I'm not 100% why. "Something Rising (Light and Swift)" was yet another different kind of book. It was beautiful in a brittle, heartbreaking way. Cassie, the mai...

from mbergman

This book is Kimmel's attempt at the standard coming-of-age-in-a-dysfunctional-family trope, but even here she twists it almost unrecognizably. It begins fairly typically but strays further & further from the mold as it goes along. Like The Solace of Leaving Early, which I admired, this book is s...

from MarianV

Someone who is not interested in the game of pool might find getting involved in this story a bit dificult. The characters, a young girl coming-of-age & her pool-playing mentors are not very likeable people. The setting, a run-down town in rural Indiana, is hardly inspiring. The plot rambles as t...

from olevia

Ending just a bit too pat; main character not well fleshed-out. Kimmel writes beautifully, but this is not her best.