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The Weight of Water
 

The Weight of Water

by Anita Shreve

A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational ax murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. (Can you guess which one?) She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness. The plot weaves between the narrative of the eyewitness and Jean's private struggle with jealousies and... (read more)

Top tags: fiction,  contemporary fiction,  anita shreve,  mystery,  historical fiction (all tags)

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Liked It

Baetrice
  • Rated 4 stars

“This book turned out to be a 'prequel' to my favorite Shreve book 'The Last Time They Met'. This means I already knew how the book would end. However, that did not impair my enjoyment. I really like this author's writing.”

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Didn’t Like It

Claire
  • Rated 1 stars

“One of the few books I've ever thrown across the room on finishing. Very frustrating read...”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.47561 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.791667 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Penny J

    penny j said:

    “Cassandra..if you aren't sure about a book, go to the library and either scan through it or go ahead and check it out for your report. If you like it, then you'd want to go ahead and buy it.”

    posted Monday, July 7 2008
  • Kassandra C

    kassandra c said:

    “I'm not into reading or anything with books, unless it is for school. So I need something that will make me at the eadge of my seat wanting to read more and more till the book is over. I have this school bookreport for the summer and I need to read a book and I saw this in Realistic Fiction and that is a type of books I would be into. So I was wondering if anyone could tell me more before I go out and buy it and not get into it? Thanl you”

    posted Monday, July 7 2008
  • Liesa

    liesa said:

    “I like how Shreve reveals slowly of what actually happened on the island, which what made me read the book the book until the end. But I wasn't really happy how the book ended.”

    posted Friday, January 18 2008
  • sharath s

    sharath s said:

    “could any one say me how to read these books?”

    posted Monday, December 31 2007
  • Liv

    liv said:

    “I love this author but I hated this book. Each of her other ones were page turners for me but I almost did not want to read any more of her books after this one. ”

    posted Tuesday, July 3 2007
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