The Girl in a Swing

The Girl in a Swing
by Richards Adams

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Author: Richards Adams
Edition: Hardcover
Published: 1982-10
ISBN: 0517391732
Publisher: Random House

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Book Review: This Book Gets Better As I Get Older
Summary: 5 Stars

I, too, was one of those who initially read this book twenty or so years ago. At the time, I found it rather longwinded at the beginning, then increasingly suspenseful, then downright frightening, and then--completely perplexing at the end. With an overall atmospheric sense of depression. A few years later I read it again, and it made a lot more sense to me. In memory it now begins to make even more sense, as I "get" more of the mythological references that Adams incorporated.

This was a very memorable book for a variety of reasons. I admit I found it hard to empathize with the obsessive love relationship aspect of the story, finding Kathe/Karin (depending on edition) somewhat too idealized to be very likeable. However, I think that idealization was intentional, and I did not find it to be a drawback.

I loved the book as a suspense horror story, the kind that does not count on a lot of onstage gore to frighten, but rather a steadily increasing sense of paranoia and fear. In fact, the initial "longwindedness" was what enabled the frightening parts to be so realistically frightening when they occurred. Later in the book, the atmosphere was almost claustrophobic with dread, if you like that sort of thing (I do!).

Finally, this is the ONLY book I have ever read that contained a scene so frightening that I jumped in my seat as though I was watching a scary film. Kudos, Mr. Adams!

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