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Glimmer
by
Annie Waters
"Not since Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar has there been such a remarkable story about a young woman's descent into madness". -- Kaye Gibbons"A wonderfully crafted tale....Glimmer illustrates how our obsession and longing may escalate into paranoia without those closest to us being even mildly aware of our condition...Annie Waters depicts her heroine's descent into madness wi...more
Paperback, 207 pages
Published
June 1st 1998
by Berkley
(first published May 19th 1997)
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I don’t have much to say about this book. I finished it and sort of just went, “Hmmm.” It was just interesting enough to take on a vacation and keep me distracted on the plane, but not so interesting that I stayed in my hotel room reading and missed out on all the fun.
I would like to comment on the cover. The cover has a big green thing on it. I’m not totally sure if it is a shamrock or a big green moth. Or, it might be a shamrock with antenna. I don’t know for sure. All that green made me thin...more
I would like to comment on the cover. The cover has a big green thing on it. I’m not totally sure if it is a shamrock or a big green moth. Or, it might be a shamrock with antenna. I don’t know for sure. All that green made me thin...more
The book begins as a story of a young woman who believes she is being stalked by a man she met at her job the previous summer. What develops is the story of the same woman struggling with a breakdown, coping by fading into the real and imagined history of her family.
Well told from several view points.
Well told from several view points.
At first I thought this book was generic, then the last few chapters were a tour de force that made me cry and miss my dad. I think this is a book that young adolescents should read. It is also something you can breeze through, still feeling the impact.
Nov 30, 2012
Rebekkila
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I felt tears when Sage's father, John Jefferson Taylor, was there to save her from what she's suffering at. The family bond, though their mother asked their father to go away if he does not want to hold any responsibility for Lilly Sage, the youngest, is strong, somehow.
Very intriguing. I love the whole story line. I couldn't believe the outcome. Very surprising.
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