Reviews

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

kgreene's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

cerysl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kirrasbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved every second of this book. For me a 5* read is visceral and unexplainable and this gave me that sensation. I loved the characters and how real they were to me, I loved the plot line, this was fantastic 

judygold's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Took me awhile to to get into it, but once I did I really liked it! Great characters and interesting storyline, if a little fat fetched at times 

m4thy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

5.0

Girl loves book.

tynansal23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

A very well written and well thought out story line. Absolutely no holes in it. It weaves complex twists and turns flawlessly as it refers back to earlier mentions in the book often. Their importance dawning on you as you go. Training you to pay attention to details as you read on, incase it becomes relevant later on. 

The beginning is a bit dense, bogged down in details but as it’s told in first person, this gives a valuable insight into his psyche… he’s all details. 

Heartbreaking in bits but you truly never lose hope which made it joyful to read. 

kaitlyns_library's review against another edition

5.0

Loved this book!!

hikeplayski's review against another edition

5.0

Wow. Such a special book.

This book pulses with feeling and magic and transcendence. I just finished, so I am still processing and absorbing the greatness, but suffice it to say: a must read.

The first 25% doesn’t do the whole story justice, so just keep going from there!

lavenderfieldsofutopia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

sarafaye's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5