One year ago, if you had asked me if I thought an adult fiction book with a more contemporary setting would leave me on the edge of my seat, I would've looked at you like you were insane and stuck my face in another science-fiction/dystopian YA book. Dear me from the past: you were wrong about a lot of things. I got this book for from the bargain aisle at Barnes and Noble for $5. I wasn't totally expecting it to be some fantastically life-changing read; in fact, the only reason I got it was because it's written from the perspective of an imaginary friend, and one cannot pass up such an opportunity. A few pages in I wasn't mystefied by such awesomeness. It was an alright book, seemed like a nice, light read. that was day one of reading. Today is day four and my last day of reading it and all I can really say is "How did this even happen?!"Read this book. I don't care if you do find it in a bargain bin and take on the preconceived notion that it must not be that good (which I admittedly sort of did), read it. You don't like contemporary? Read it. I'm not going to say this book was life-changing, but I will say it is enjoyable and worth your time. It's also quite suspenseful--at least, it was for me--especially the last hundred pages. My only complaint would have to be the large clump of curse words (or, more specifically, one word repeated several times) in the gas station scene. I understand that, in that situation, one would probably be thinking and saying some pretty harsh stuff, but I guess this sort of caught me off guard. Most of the book has almost no language, but every now and then one pops up, and only when Budo is around the adult characters of this book. I'm not trying to start a fight or be like "how dare thee" to the author--it's just what I, the reader, did not particularly enjoy. Yeah, other than that, read this book. You aren't going to regret it. Max solo tiene 8 años y no es como los demás niños. Él vive para adentro y cuanto menos le molesten, mucho mejor. No le gustan los cambios, las sorpresas, los ruidos, que lo toquen y que le hagan hablar por hablar. Si alguien le preguntara cuándo es más feliz, seguro que diría que jugando con sus legos planeando batallas entre ejércitos enemigos. Max no tiene amigos, porque nadie lo entiende y todos, hasta los profesores y sus propios padres, quieren que sea de otra manera. Solo me tiene a mí, que soy su amigo desde hace cinco años. Ahora sé que Max corre peligro y solo yo lo puedo ayudar. El problema es que Max es el único que puede verme y oírme. Tengo mucho miedo por él, pero sobre todo por mí. Los padres de Max dicen que soy un «amigo imaginario». Espero que a estas alturas tengas claro que no soy imaginario.
What do You think about L'amico Immaginario (2012)?
Loved reading this. Unique story. Still not sure about ending so would like to give 4.5 stars.
—Marcia
С 3 ноября 2014 по 11 декабря 2014
—sdunlap25
One of my favorites of the last few years.
—ghostofkenai
