sheliaalessandria 's review for:

The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne

5.0

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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What an amazing book! Words fail me. It was full of heartache, quirks, joys, and everything life offers. "The course of one man's life, beginning, and ending in postwar Ireland" didn't prepare me for the beauty of this book. Every single chapter of his life was captivating. I loved Catherine's friendship with the boys in the beginning, I loved Alice and Cyril, Bastiaan and Cyril, so many different dynamics and yet so familiar. I wasn't expecting to have familiar faces make appearances throughout the book and I'm so glad they did. Cyril and Alice dabbing back and forth was such a delight. The family they built makes me so happy. I wish I was a part of it. My goodness how can a book that has such graphic and hardships bring so much joy and happiness as well? 580 pages wasn't enough, I need more.