false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg 724834 29 Laura Esquivel's <I>Swift as Desire</I>, an enchanting and sensuous romance, reflects upon an undying love and the will to overcome an unspeakable tragedy. As in her bestselling novel <I>Like Water for Chocolate</I>, <I>Swift as Desire</I> is rich with metaphor, coated with magic, and very much about the power of desire. Júbilo, a telegraph operator blessed (or cursed) with the ability to hear what people feel, radiates joy from his birth. He spends his life mediating for others and salvaging their relationships, until disaster strikes his own life and causes him to question, even loathe, his supernatural gift. <p> <blockquote>He who knew that no matter how quiet the air was, there were always hearts beating, planets spinning in the heavens, bodies breathing, plants growing; and all producing sounds, but he hadn't heard anything! He hadn't heard anything!</blockquote><p> Writing the novel as a tribute to her father (himself, a telegraph operator), Esquivel integrates her belief in the power of words. <I>Swift as Desire</I> is an engaging and enjoyable story that anyone with the slightest interest in a sensually romantic novel will find quite desirable, indeed. <I>--Yvonne Schindler</I> 1821803 2001 Swift as Desire total:337|5:52|4:101|3:123|2:53|1:8| 337 1147 491 39 858581 0609608703 9780609608708 21 3 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178943738m/858581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/858581.Swift_as_Desire_A_Novel 3 1 false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 20:52:36 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 21:42:39 -0700 2009 1
Many people have said that this book isn't as good as "Like Water for Chocolate," but I don't care to make a comparison. I liked this book....more...]]> 858581 0609608703 9780609608708 21 3 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178943738m/858581.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/858581.Swift_as_Desire_A_Novel 4 1 false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 14:30:33 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 14:34:30 -0700 2009 Like Water For Chocolate. But this book does have that same sort of magical realism that Chocolate had, and it did have many beautiful passages. I especially loved the beginning of Chapter 4, where we learn that "Love...more...]]> 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 1 0 false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Tue Aug 11 07:19:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 07:19:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 4 0 false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 08:34:41 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 08:38:40 -0700 2009 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 4 0 false Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 12:00:51 -0700 2008 Wed May 14 06:40:06 -0700 2008
The story was interesting and touching. The funny thing is I was reading this on the train a...more...]]> 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 3 0 false Wed Jan 21 19:01:51 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 13:24:34 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 19:01:51 -0800 2009
I loved the idea of a translator who translates real meaning rather than words, but was uninspired by the actual plot.]]> 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 4 0 false Wed Sep 02 07:05:47 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 07:06:30 -0700 2009 1297022 0552150290 9780552150293 2 2 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182569984m/1297022.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1297022.Swift_as_Desire 0 0 false Tue Jun 09 06:13:43 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 06:13:43 -0700 2009 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 4 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 12:46:06 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 12:46:43 -0800 2008 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 2 0 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 18:07:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 17:41:24 -0800 2009 286528 0552999547 9780552999540 7 1 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173418908m/286528.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/286528.Swift_as_Desire 0 0 false Tue Dec 16 17:16:49 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 17:16:49 -0800 2008 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 2 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 16:28:24 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 27 16:37:05 -0800 2007 more...]]> 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 3 0 false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 25 20:17:04 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 01 13:16:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 1 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 30 10:22:15 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 24 11:50:11 -0800 2008 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 09 06:44:29 -0700 2007 Sun Jan 20 15:16:17 -0800 2008 more...]]> 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 4 0 false Tue Dec 25 21:02:59 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 21:05:51 -0800 2007 1297022 0552150290 9780552150293 2 2 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182569984m/1297022.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1297022.Swift_as_Desire 2 0 false Sun May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 16:01:39 -0700 2008 Sun May 04 13:18:43 -0700 2008 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 2 0 false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 16 08:51:27 -0800 2009 Mon Apr 13 10:14:50 -0700 2009 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 4 0 false Wed Jan 30 14:18:39 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 08 19:23:09 -0800 2008 724834 038572151X 9780385721516 252 31 3.40 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177671052m/724834.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/724834.Swift_as_Desire 3 0 false Tue Aug 19 08:01:16 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 08:02:37 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=724834