Light of Day Audiobook

" Graham Swift at his best, a thoroughly entertaining read. "

" The story follows the thoughts of an ex-policeman for one day, as he remembers events from his life, particularly one that occurred two years earlier. The book keeps jumping around from past to present, and had the potential to be a mess, but I think the skilled writing of Swift makes it work. I got a little bored towards the end, but overall a good read. "

" Minimal Music of the Mind, that's what this book presents you with. Incredibly precise portrait of the thoughts of private detective Webb, during a memorial day, with several flashbacks. The author succeeds in keeping this complicated structure clear enough to be followed by the reader. Whereas the form of this prose is fascinating, the content lacks tension and the plot is rather straightforward. "

" Graham Swift is a great writer, so I can't imagine giving anything he's written fewer than three stars. There is always something compelling to me about the way he observes humanity. That said, this my least favorite Swift novel (only read three of them so far). Ever After and and Last Orders were far better. "

" Big fan of young Graham, ever since seeing and reading "Last Orders". This one is not in the same class, but readable, almost as a piece of detective fiction. Could have been 50 or so pages shorter in my view. Private detective, ex-copper, tells the story of his client, who murders her husband. The private dick has, of course, fallen in love with the client, who is now in prison. A bit depressing, but readable "

" An intriguing tale, but a little disappointing after reading the masterpiece that was Waterland. "

" One of my all-time favourite books. "

" Really bad, a waste of time. "

" I like this novel very much. It is not easy reading. But I like the way GS writes. "

" Detective, murder. "

" a typical graham swift book which has little plot but good character development. describes a cop turned PI who falls for one of his clients, who murders her adulterous husband. "

" A bit confusing to read, especially to work out who is narrating in parts ... private detective/love story. "

" (unfinished) "

" It did hold my interest, but it got a bit boring. "

" October 2004 "

" I was getting pretty tired of this book about 3/4 of the way through, but it won me over in the end - the massive amounts of repetition and the knack Swift has for developing a character from the first person leads up to real empathy and emotion by the close of the book. "

" A spare and tidy inversion of a noir narrative, but somehow it gets at the heart of things. "

" magnificent and flawless "

" Forgetable! "

" I liked the eloquence of the writing, but it was awfully choppy and disjointed. It was a sad plot, left unresolved, and no depth to the actual crime. "

" Didn't enjoy this, gave up after 30 pages. "

" not his best but still better than many others "

" Graham Swift at his best, a thoroughly entertaining read. "

" I liked the writing style....at times. As the novel progressed, I was finding it a bit tedious. But I did enjoy how the chronology of the stories converged.... "

" I read Waterland years ago and loved it. This book - narrated by a disgraced cop who has set up shop as a private detective - is very different, but also very well written. Although the book has been criticized as lacking drama, I was profoundly affected and disturbed by the story. "

" Slow to get started and a little tough to follow. It pulls together as the book proceeds. However, it doesn't reach its potential for an emotional connection. "