nmtom 's review for:

Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Ahhh this was sad but well paced, I found it fun to read again with a book was genuinely enjoying, and not finding it a chore. A decent amount of good historical fiction, with some ideas around queerness and academia under the Iron Curtain that began to be developed, whilst others could’ve been explore more. This is a short book, and you do feel that. Some tropes of queer sadness and love triangles felt a little trite, but still felt engaging enough due to the beautiful prose and a protagonist I genuinely rooted for. Time to watch Dua Lipa’s book club video!