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A review by jlo615
The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach
4.0
4.5 stars
I won this book as a Goodreads First Read Giveaway.
Along the same vein as John Greene's "The Fault In Our Stars", this book is dark, hilarious, beautiful, tragic, and heart-wrenching. I lost track of time while reading.
My only (very minor) complaint is that the secondary patient characters could've been used better. They were introduced with great detail only to be an offhand comment or a joke later.
Keep in mind: the narrator is not always a good person. He uses the other children in the asylum for his own amusement. He can be cruel to both the children and the nurses. He is a bitter, 17 year old boy.
Definitely worth recommending to anyone.
I won this book as a Goodreads First Read Giveaway.
Along the same vein as John Greene's "The Fault In Our Stars", this book is dark, hilarious, beautiful, tragic, and heart-wrenching. I lost track of time while reading.
My only (very minor) complaint is that the secondary patient characters could've been used better. They were introduced with great detail only to be an offhand comment or a joke later.
Keep in mind: the narrator is not always a good person. He uses the other children in the asylum for his own amusement. He can be cruel to both the children and the nurses. He is a bitter, 17 year old boy.
Definitely worth recommending to anyone.