Swamplandia!
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - The bravely imagined, wildly acclaimed debut novel from the author of Vampires in the Lemon Grove--about a thirteen year old girl who sets out on a mission through magical swamps to save her family. "Ms. Russell is one in a million.... A suspensfuly, deeply haunted book." --The New York Times Thirteen-year-old Ava Bigtree has lived her entire life at Swamplandia , her family's island home and gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades. But when illness fells Ava's mother, the park's indomitable headliner, the family is plunged into chaos; her father withdraws, her sister falls in love with a spooky character known as the Dredgeman, and her brilliant big brother, Kiwi, defects to a rival park called The World of Darkness. As Ava embarks on her mission to save them all, we are drawn into a lush debut that takes us to the shimmering edge of reality.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0307276686
ISBN13:9780307276681
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:Vintage
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.1" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Blurb on back not consistent with actual plot.
Published by thriftbooksuser_6 , 4 years ago
I like magical realism, so I was intrigued by the description of the book. I really enjoyed Karen Russell’s writing style and her descriptions of Swamplandia and the characters who inhabit it. However, the plot was strange and a bit disturbing by the end, with an unsatisfying resolution. If you are looking for a book about truly magical swamps or a lighthearted read, move on. If you want a read about grief or are looking for something unusual, you might enjoy this.
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