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A review by courtnetto
Isaac and the Egg by Bobby Palmer
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Omg. When I tell you this book is so emotional, I’m not even lying. It took me a chapter or two to get into it but once I was passed those I just couldn’t put it down.
The book follows Isaac on a journey with “Egg” which is believed to be some sort of Alien? however, the more you read on, you realise that maybe Egg was sent to him from his wife, Mary to help him through his grief.
Egg is a loveable character and you really see how he helps Isaac to get better and you see progress with Isaac the more you read on.
The way I saw Egg was like Nanny McPhee, when you don’t want him then he must stay but when you want him but no longer need him then he must go - this pretty much sums up Egg, which you will discover why if you read this book.
I was hooked when reading this from Chapter 3 onwards and would totally recommend this to anyone who is wanting to read it!
Here are some notes I’ve made when reading the book - until I got really into it and stopped making these notes😂
“He knows this place, and he knows he didn’t walk here. He can’t have. He’s in the middle of nowhere. He’s been drinking, which is a bad sign, because he’s clearly been driving. He knows he’s been drinking because his tongue is carpeted with the taste of hours-old alcohol and he knows he’s been driving because he can still see his car at the end of the bridge, headlights still on, driver’s door still open.”
“An oval of blankness cut out of a pristine sheet of paper with children’s scissors, or an oval cut from that same pristine paper and pasted on to the clearing with a stick of children’s glue.”
“What inside? Will it be dangerous? Will it hatch anytime soon? Should I have left it in the forest? Should I take it back to where it was? Would going back just make things worse? Is it a crime to find an egg and take it home? If so, what’s the likelihood of being caught? Do I really need to go to prison over this? If so, what’s the custodial sentence? Should I dispose of the egg? Should I cook the egg? Boiled or fried?”
The book follows Isaac on a journey with “Egg” which is believed to be some sort of Alien? however, the more you read on, you realise that maybe Egg was sent to him from his wife, Mary to help him through his grief.
Egg is a loveable character and you really see how he helps Isaac to get better and you see progress with Isaac the more you read on.
The way I saw Egg was like Nanny McPhee, when you don’t want him then he must stay but when you want him but no longer need him then he must go - this pretty much sums up Egg, which you will discover why if you read this book.
I was hooked when reading this from Chapter 3 onwards and would totally recommend this to anyone who is wanting to read it!
Here are some notes I’ve made when reading the book - until I got really into it and stopped making these notes😂
“He knows this place, and he knows he didn’t walk here. He can’t have. He’s in the middle of nowhere. He’s been drinking, which is a bad sign, because he’s clearly been driving. He knows he’s been drinking because his tongue is carpeted with the taste of hours-old alcohol and he knows he’s been driving because he can still see his car at the end of the bridge, headlights still on, driver’s door still open.”
“An oval of blankness cut out of a pristine sheet of paper with children’s scissors, or an oval cut from that same pristine paper and pasted on to the clearing with a stick of children’s glue.”
“What inside? Will it be dangerous? Will it hatch anytime soon? Should I have left it in the forest? Should I take it back to where it was? Would going back just make things worse? Is it a crime to find an egg and take it home? If so, what’s the likelihood of being caught? Do I really need to go to prison over this? If so, what’s the custodial sentence? Should I dispose of the egg? Should I cook the egg? Boiled or fried?”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident