dash_dash's review against another edition
1.0
Probably the shittiest book I've ever read. I hope I don't ever have to see this crap ever again.
0.2/10
0.2/10
salve58's review against another edition
5.0
This was really amazing. Writing was well done and I have a much better grasp on what it must be like to have this sort of illness take over your mind.
mazza57's review against another edition
4.0
what a clever book I love that it is different from the norm and i love the "we" / "I"
Jack dies in a fire and enters Tom's head as a buzz I becomes we
Jack dies in a fire and enters Tom's head as a buzz I becomes we
melissamjc's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
briarfairchild's review against another edition
4.0
It's hard to find the words to describe this book. It is at times scary, funny and sad, but mostly terribly, terribly sad. It's about a boy, Tom, whose dead brother talks to him inside his head and whose father has gone to the moon.
It's a clever book and shows the reality of Tom's psychosis so painfully clearly that at one point I wondered how Tom would cope if his brother's voice were to disappear. The whole story of exactly what happened to each person is slowly revealed to show how Tom comes to the point he has reached by the end of the story.
The ending is desperately sad but somehow seems right, and in some ways better than other things that could have happened.
I really recommend this book; it's not a happy read but it is real.
It's a clever book and shows the reality of Tom's psychosis so painfully clearly that at one point I wondered how Tom would cope if his brother's voice were to disappear. The whole story of exactly what happened to each person is slowly revealed to show how Tom comes to the point he has reached by the end of the story.
The ending is desperately sad but somehow seems right, and in some ways better than other things that could have happened.
I really recommend this book; it's not a happy read but it is real.
boothg's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sophieduncan's review
emotional
sad
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Death, and Child death
aishie's review
5.0
This book. What to say. I've read a lot of books recently that deal with psychosis-be it in children or adults (thank you thesis!), obviously these are medical/academic books, but this fiction work dips it's toe majestically into these waters. I have to say, this deals with a very sensitive subject (multiple sensitive subjects, actually) in such a thoughtful, considered manner, it was beautiful to read. Too often some subjects can be dramatised or exaggerated for effect, and a lot fall into these pitfalls along the way, but this author stayed true to the story, and to the voices in the story (read his dedications at the end!). I read the last few pages of this with tears in my eyes, and I haven't said that about any book in a while!
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