A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and LifeNew · Nonfiction, Writing, Short Stories
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
2021 · 410 pages · Nonfiction
52
New
★ 4.53 on Goodreads · 28K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2021). 4.53★ from 28K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 50%+45
- Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3
Where it ranks
- #181 of the 730 new books we rank
- #475 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2021)
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Thought-provoking
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