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A review by alfredojose
Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski
dark
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
found many people disagreeing with the fact that Opera magazine named this title relatable to ‘CMBYN, but in Poland’. whole-heartedly agree with these critiques given that such a claim could not be more reductive and misleading to the nature of Janusz and Ludwick’s relationship and Jedrowski’s debut craftsmanship.
The political atmosphere Jedrowski constructs to contextualize sexual and creative oppression in communist Poland contrasted with homage to Baldwin’s western capitalist critiques of sexual repression and toxic masculinity provides a secular image of the gay experience that urges radical accountability from all bodies of oppression.
The political atmosphere Jedrowski constructs to contextualize sexual and creative oppression in communist Poland contrasted with homage to Baldwin’s western capitalist critiques of sexual repression and toxic masculinity provides a secular image of the gay experience that urges radical accountability from all bodies of oppression.