A review by lucyblack
Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

3.0

The first ten pages or so of this novel really grabbed me and I thought I was going to love it. I didn’t love it. I thought it was clever and witty and relatable. The plot moved fast enough and the main character is very likeable. It’s not groundbreaking though, it’s told from the point of view of a teenage boy. His heroes are men, the villains are men, his friends are men. The women are victims or love interests nearly entirely. I’m not sure if I’d recommend it, it’s good, it’s funny, it’s smart, it reminds me of Outrageous Fortune with magic realism. But yeah, it didn’t quite hit the mark for me. I’d read the Bone Clocks by David Mitchell instead.