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sissi 's review for:
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne
DID NOT FINISH: 12%
The first section was fine; very one-dimensional characters, excessively witty dialogue, but... fine.
In the second section we have, on the same page, a 7 yr old flirting with an adult and incredibly poorly written sentences like "she blew a cloud of white smoke as if she was ready to announce the next pope" -- total tonal whiplash! I am also increasingly annoyed at the main character. Why is this child a genius?! No, his parents emotionally neglecting him is no reason for him to be the smartest, most reasonable 7 year old in existence.
Anyway I then looked the author up and am not confident in his ability to handle a story categorized as lgbtqia+.
In the second section we have, on the same page, a 7 yr old flirting with an adult and incredibly poorly written sentences like "she blew a cloud of white smoke as if she was ready to announce the next pope" -- total tonal whiplash! I am also increasingly annoyed at the main character. Why is this child a genius?! No, his parents emotionally neglecting him is no reason for him to be the smartest, most reasonable 7 year old in existence.
Anyway I then looked the author up and am not confident in his ability to handle a story categorized as lgbtqia+.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Religious bigotry