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Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

kat7890erina's review against another edition

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5.0

I can't believe how many times I started reading this and put it down. This time, I pushed through until we met Darren and then I was hooked. The strange and often sad life of Eli Bell drew me in and I stayed for the family drama moreso than the crime story.

bec13's review against another edition

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4.5

This writing is everything. The first quarter was a little challenging to get into but I’m so glad I stuck with it. Need to recommend this to everyone I know 

shmegglet's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.75

luci_08's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

2.5

sophie_c's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

kgreene's review against another edition

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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

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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

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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

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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

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

5.0

Girl loves book.