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foggy_rosamund's review
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Jesse wins second place in 1968 Olympics for freestyle 100-metres swimming: Carol Anshaw then gives us three possible futures for Jesse, depending on choices she made directly following her swimming triumph. Each is believable, though the happiest, where Jesse is dating women and living in New York, feels the least grounded in reality. Perhaps this book hasn't aged well, or perhaps it simply isn't for me, but I found the premise trite -- because of course different choices we make define our lives in different ways -- and many of the references or plotlines felt ableist, classist or racist. It's a quick read, and Anshaw's prose style is assured, but I didn't enjoy this.
Also, did people really use the word "bogus" so much in 1990?
Also, did people really use the word "bogus" so much in 1990?
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