hjenepher 's review for:

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

3.75

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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This book was quite good. It was very out of my comfort zone and I have no regrets. I will be going to see Trent Dalton at a writer's festival next month so I thought it would be best to read his books before I go. I think I felt almost every emotion I could whilst reading this book, admiration, disgust, concern, fear, sadness, and hopefulness. And on the last page just wow, I actually just put my head on the book and just sat there for a bit thinking about the book, it was not where I thought it would go, but I'm so glad it went there.