I’ve decided to start a new series on my blog. Every Friday I want to recommend a book to you. These are books that I love and can’t stop thinking about. My goal is to introduce you to some books that you may not have picked up on your own.
I knew I had to start this off with a book that I read 2 years ago but still can’t stop thinking about.
The Heart’s Invisible Furies – – John Boyne
I LOVE this book. I ask everyone I know if they have read this book, and if not, I tell them they need to pick it up. I read this book in December of 2017 and I remember making a Facebook post that said if you only have time to read one more book for the year, make it this one.
To be honest, I really didn’t have a huge interest in reading this. I remember seeing it was a Book of the Month pick and it was featured on an episode of All the Books, a podcast created by Book Riot. I had mild interest, so I did put it on hold through Libby. I couple months later I received and email that it was available. Usually in November/December, I don’t read a whole lot. I am super busy at work and have little energy when I get home. So I wasn’t reading anything at that particular time so I decided to give this one a shot. And I am so glad I did.
This book follows Cyril Avery. It spans across his whole life; from the time he is in his mother’s belly until the last days of his life. The novel spans decades, and in that time we really get to know Cyril. We get to watch him with his adoptive parents and their very strange relationship. We get to be there with him while he struggles with who he is and where he comes from. We are there for him when he finally finds love and happiness. We are there through all the ups and downs through important times in history. You really get to live a life along with Cyril.
I went through every emotion when I read this book. There were laugh out loud moments. Cyril is a very practical and humorous character. You cannot help but love him. There were moments in this that I cried. I really felt for the characters in this and what they were going through. There were some tough subject matters in this book, but they were beautifully done.
The Heart’s Invisible Furies clocks in at just under 600 pages, but it does not feel like 600 pages. It was just so compelling and it sucks you in from the very beginning. You can’t help but fall in love with all the characters from the minute you are introduced to them. Sometimes when books are this long, you think some stuff could have been cut out because it added nothing to the story. This is not the case for this one. Everything in here makes sense and if it wasn’t there, you would think you are missing out. It all just works perfectly together.
Please do yourself a favor and read this book. Spend some time with Cyril. I had no expectations when I went into this and it became one of my Top 3 All Time Favorite Books. It is so good.
Have you already read this? Thoughts?
Are you interested in picking it up this year?
Let’s chat about it in the comments!
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