Swimming in Darkness by Lucas Harari

Swimming in Darkness

Lucas Harari with David Homel (Translator)

152 pages first pub 2019 (view editions)

fiction comics mystery adventurous mysterious slow-paced
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Swimming in Darkness by Lucas Harari is ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric, introspective mysteries where layered secrets and obsessive pursuits unfold against richly immersive, enigmatic settings.

Description

An NPR Best Book of the Year Pierre is a young man at a crossroads. He drops out of architecture school and decides to travel to Vals in the Swiss Alps, home to a thermal springs complex located deep inside a mountain. The complex, designed by arc...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 291 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 96%

dark: 51%

adventurous: 48%

tense: 35%

emotional: 12%

reflective: 12%

challenging: 3%

inspiring: 3%


Pace

50% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
14% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

42% of readers chose Plot
28% of readers chose A mix
28% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

14% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
71% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

5% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
75% of readers chose No
10% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

42% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
9% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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