
Swimming in the Dark
by Tomasz Jedrowski
Taste attributes: romancedramahistoricalgay/lesbianslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadsinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeStirring and realistic: a heavy romance novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.8 / 5
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About This Book
When university student Ludwik meets Janusz at a summer agricultural camp, he is fascinated yet wary of this handsome, carefree stranger. But a chance meeting by the river soon becomes an intense, exhilarating, and all-consuming affair. After their camp duties are fulfilled, the pair spend a dreamlike few weeks in the countryside, bonding over an illicit copy of James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room.
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- Author
- Tomasz Jedrowski
- Published
- 2020
- Pages
- 176
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- Open Library
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