Swim: An eShort Story
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Ruth has left her job writing for a hit television show for reasons she’d rather not discuss and is supplementing her increasingly dwindling savings with freelance writing projects—namely, helping anxious high school students craft a perfect college essay and lonely souls craft captivating online dating profiles. When she’s not working, she’s swimming—lap after lap at the local indoor pool, in a desperate attempt to wash away the sting of professional failure and heartbreak that she can’t seem to shake. It takes an unexpected client to show her that appearances can be deceiving, and that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply dive back in.
Jennifer Weiner
Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books, including The Summer Place, That Summer, Big Summer, Mrs. Everything, In Her Shoes, Good in Bed, and a memoir in essays, Hungry Heart. She has appeared on many national television programs, including Today and Good Morning America, and her work has been published in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among other newspapers and magazines. Jennifer lives with her family in Philadelphia. Visit her online at JenniferWeiner.com.
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Reviews for Swim
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I fell in love in love with Jennifer Weiner's writing after reading Swim. The dynamics of a really strong lead woman character and a strong male lead character who turned out to have a really soft heart. It was a great contrast to the story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A great story that made me so disappointed that it was only a short story. That Ms. Weiner was able to develop a compelling plot and intriguing characters in such a short story amazed me.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A writer is helping teenagers apply to universities, after having left her scriptwriting job. There is a bit more to the story than this, but its so short, I don’t want to give it all away. The story does go back to show what happened and also a bit of her family life. I was liking the story until the really abrupt ending, so that was unfortunate.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I have previously read The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner; however, for some reason, I missed the e-short story Swim prior to reading. I decided to buy as love e-short stories. The characters in Next Best Thing – Ruth, who was involved in a car crash when younger –leaving her orphaned and disfigured. She is very talented and tenacious and was raised by her grandmother. They moved from Florida to LA in order for Ruth to pursue her dream of becoming a screen writer.
Ruth later lands a job writing for a TV show and falls for her co-writer who ultimately did not return her feelings. She then was a consultant (coach) for parents to help with college students as they prepare for the work force and life,during the school year; however, she meets Gary who hires her to assist with his online dating profile.
Ruth loves swimming and hides her pain but finally opens up her heart to new possibilities. A nice story of a talented writer with love for her grandmother (the grandmother loved her granddaughter and was quite the character). It takes Gary to show her that appearances can be deceiving, and that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is simply dive back in. Be sure and read prior to reading The Next Best Thing. - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Back story of Ruthie, who is the main character in another of the author's novels. Seems that I've read this before - the author has updated and published it at least 3 times.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Swim is a short story by Jennifer Weiner that was included in the book The Guy Not Taken. It is also the inspiration for her newest novel, The Next Best Thing. I purchased the short on Amazon for two reasons. The first being the price: At $1.99, you can’t go wrong. (Although I do believe the Kindle edition is free right now.) The second is I missed her. I really did. I love her writing style and her characters. The way she infuses them with such realism they can be anyone you actually know or wish you knew. Ruth is no different.A car accident left Ruth was a facial scar that is the source of much insecurity and an unrequited love has left her broken hearted and jobless. In an effort to get back on her feet, she takes a job as a college application coach. This is the perfect antidote to remain hidden and anonymous until a two unexpected things happen to set her life going again.I couldn’t remember if I read The Guy Not Taken already, but something about Swim was familiar to me. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Ruthie is one of my favorite Jennifer Weiner characters. At the end this story, I got that effervescent burst that happens when I read something really good, really special. Ms. Weiner was clever to release this short because I have already purchased The Next Best Thing. I can’t wait to see what changes Ruth has in her future and how she continues to grow.