Swimming in the Dark

4.5 stars! Swimming in the Dark is the story of a young man dealing with anger about an unethical and repressing political system and his complicated and secret relationship with another young man who works for and supports this system. I finished this book with so many emotions. In addition to being beautifully written, it gave me a much deeper understanding of eastern-European communism than I could have gained in a classroom. I was able to come out of this story feeling as though I learned so much. While