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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders

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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
by

George Saunders

Mark Porton's review

Oct 12, 2023

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October 12, 2023 – Shelved as: to-read

October 12, 2023 – Shelved

January 1, 2026 – Started Reading

January 1, 2026 –

7.0% "This is good - THANKS LISA!!!!!"

January 2, 2026 –

21.0%

January 3, 2026 –

25.0% "I know I like to call something early - a wee bit premature one might say - but this WILL BE in my top 5 for 2026. Foolish to call it on the 3rd of January????"

January 4, 2026 –

32.0%

January 5, 2026 –

39.0% "Reading a book like this, with Saunders explaining what these short stories mean, what the writer is doing and even how to write, makes me think.

At school I should've stopped dreaming of playing football for Leeds United, or cricket for England and spending all the crazy hours associated with that, and just mucked around writing ✍️

Oh, and maybe I shouldn't have dropped out of English at 15 😬"

January 7, 2026 –

52.0%

January 10, 2026 –

67.0% "Just finished one of the best, Gogol's The Nose - magic. Now for the analysis."

January 12, 2026 –

75.0%