Review
There are no other combination of words that can perfectly encapsulate the story this novel just shared aside from it’s current title, ‘Swimming in the Dark’. A novel with sophisticated beauty, a brilliant and lyrical surface that holds a depth so much darker than what we’d expect.
The choice of narration flawlessly rendered the entirety of the story and it engulfs the reader in a dance so deeply personal it feels like you’re on a stage, eyes closed with nothing but yourself to feel the electricity of raw and powerful emotion surge through your veins. The style choice of formatting felt like an epistolary novel. It provided a connection between the story, character, and reader that would not have been achieved faultlessly any other way. It was a glorious combination through and through.
A certain level of fascination is also masterfully crafted throughout the sequencing of the story. It was a well blended tone as the characters traverse their self-discovery and find faults not only within themselves but the systematic approach the government is trying to uphold. The story definitely felt strongly like a literary fiction—with stout focal on the situations surrounding the characters as it fuses with who they become towards the progression of the story.
‘Swimming in the Dark’ is a novel effectively crafted for people to relate to. There is always something to find in this wonderful piece of literature and it begs to answer questions so personal that it touches your soul. Would it have been a different outcome altogether if they were swimming in a brighter place? The freedom swimming provided subdued by the magnificent beauty and mystery of the dark hid so much from peering eyes, yet it also administered a blind spot the characters would have seen if they weren’t so focused with secrets. Breathtaking and stunning, this novel is something I’d definitely love to see in shelves.
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