Reviews

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

maikenthomsen's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.75

kittyka0s's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

5.0

maryvdb2024's review against another edition

4.0

Full of wit, pathos, passion seen through the eyes of a young boy/teenager. A very readable book on many levels. The last chapters are fast paced and unputdownable.

jol69's review against another edition

3.0

2.5 to 3 stars. Parts I loved, then it droned on, then it got ok again, then it got ridiculous. Too long.

jayseewhy's review against another edition

4.0

I really enjoyed this read. Definitely not what I expected.

gcsmith's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

heatherrobi's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

amymarsh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense slow-paced

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

3.5

cassmccaff's review against another edition

4.0

My mom called me in January and said “I just watched boy swallows universe, and I’m so bummed because I just found out that it’s a book, and it’s rated really well.” So then I got to read it before I watched the show! And one chapter in, I knew that I had made the right choice.

I was thoroughly impressed with the writing in this novel. It was like reading simple poetry, captivating, using entire paragraphs to describe a feeling. But NOT

cinnamon_sputnik's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0