“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.”
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“★★★★”
 -- Allmusic 

“Delightfully ambitious...Grand choruses lift your heart right out of your chest.”   
 -- Seven Days

“The owner of a powerful set of pipes, with an ear for majestic arrangements”   
-- Adequacy.net

“Keep Going proves that Zweig's first record was no fluke, and that the acclaim he's gotten is well-deserved.”   
-- Spendidezine

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“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
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