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A review by srosen930
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
4.0
4.5 stars
The only reason I docked this a .5 star was because I thought there were parts where the melodrama was way too over the top.
However, this book was excellent, both in prose and character development. I felt instantly connected to the experiences of the main character. I love how the book was written as if it were a love letter to someone once loved.
The book was so bittersweet and the end will leave you feeling hallow, but still, if you’re into that sort of thing, you’ll love this.
I loved the complexity of being gay in the 1980s in communist Poland, where the Main Character’s lover thrives within the system that oppresses him. The tension between nationalism and acting upon homosexuality is clear and one that is unique in the literature that I have read.
The only reason I docked this a .5 star was because I thought there were parts where the melodrama was way too over the top.
However, this book was excellent, both in prose and character development. I felt instantly connected to the experiences of the main character. I love how the book was written as if it were a love letter to someone once loved.
The book was so bittersweet and the end will leave you feeling hallow, but still, if you’re into that sort of thing, you’ll love this.
I loved the complexity of being gay in the 1980s in communist Poland, where the Main Character’s lover thrives within the system that oppresses him. The tension between nationalism and acting upon homosexuality is clear and one that is unique in the literature that I have read.