SWIMMING INSIDE THE SUN
![“TOP 3 BOOK OF 2009”
--BabyGotBooks
“A terrific debut from a talented writer ... The author’s prose revels in smart literary turns ... packs plenty of emotional resonance”
--Kirkus
“The more we follow [protagonist Dan Green]. . . the closer we come to understanding that fragile joy that accompanies the creation of art, and music in particular.”
--HebrewSchoolSounds
“There are so many reasons to like David Zweig’s debut . . . the writing is tight and funny, even sad, but worth your time. Please look for this book, you won’t be disappointed.”
--ThreeGuysOneBook
“The novel is so well written . . . It is such a pleasure to read a book that made me feel so much.”
--HeyBrooklyn
“An insightful look at the creation of art and the emotional wreckage that can come from putting all of yourself into something” . . . “an immersive view of the demons of creativity. I found it to be an engrossing and ultimately rewarding novel.”
--BabyGotBooks (second review)
“Really well written and darkly humorous ... I seriously dug David Zweig’s new book: Swimming Inside the Sun”
--Fucked In Park Slope
“A powerful piece of work, and I must say truthfully, one of the better [debut novels] I’ve read in a long while.”
--FFanzeen
“I really like the writing style . . . engaging and vividly depicted New York City . . . provokes a strong reaction.”
--LifeAndTimesOfANewNewYorker
“I actually had to walk away from the story for several days, as Dan's self-destruction was presented so realistically that I felt I was embarking on the journey with him. I felt a bit insane . . . the emotions, though extreme, were easy to relate to.
--ReadingForSanity
“This deep character study hooks the audience . . . intense and well written.”
--Midwest Book Review](Press_files/shapeimage_2.png)
![“Grade A” “Marvelous”
-- The Aquarian
“★★★★”
--Allmusic
“Very powerful...seldom short of phenomenal”
-- Splendidezine
“Epic, imaginative, and majestic.”
-- Nudeasthenews
“Zweig does everything that you would want with his debut...a unique talent with a unique sound”
-- Adequacy.net
“Lush orchestrations envelope the narrative of what would have been strong material anyway.”
-- Shredding Paper
“Anthemic alt. rock for when the sun breaks through the clouds.”
-- Listen.com [before the site is whatever it is now]
“A combination of Radiohead (circa The Bends) and Nick Drake."
-- Cape Cod Times
"Belying his indie origins, David Zweig has created a lush work of orchestral pop in the vein of Elliott Smith, only without the Dreamworks recording budget."
-- Magnet
“I found myself swept away on the orchestrated grandeur of the finest debut record I’ve heard so far this year... (8.5/10)”
--LeicesterBangs.co.uk](Press_files/shapeimage_4.png)
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SWIMMING INSIDE THE SUN
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ALL NOW WITH WINGS
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