The Heart's Invisible Furies
Ratings122
Average rating4.6
A tragically heartwarming read which is bound to make you feel all those strong emotions and bring out a lump in your throat!
John Boyne has written a brilliant story that spans nearly a century. Starting off in Dublin of 1945 and ending in Dublin of 2015, this is one beautiful tale of love, friendship and societal stigmas. It also explores Dublin, Amsterdam and New York during this period.
The book's protagonist narrates his story of growing up homosexual in an adoptive family. The story took me through streets of Dublin which made it even more fun to read as I'm living and have walked along these streets. The book sheds light on human emotions and what it means to be human and to accept oneself and others, with your whole heart, in a society that's trying its best to trap you into its ambiguity and depravity.
One strong character that stood out for me is Catherine Goggin, the mother of the narrator. I was hooked throughout the whole story and the end was satisfying indeed!
Surely worth reading! John Boyne writes is a great storyteller and I would love to explore his other works!
A tragically heartwarming read which is bound to make you feel all those strong emotions and bring out a lump in your throat!
John Boyne has written a brilliant story that spans nearly a century. Starting off in Dublin of 1945 and ending in Dublin of 2015, this is one beautiful tale of love, friendship and societal stigmas. It also explores Dublin, Amsterdam and New York during this period.
The book's protagonist narrates his story of growing up homosexual in an adoptive family. The story took me through streets of Dublin which made it even more fun to read as I'm living and have walked along these streets. The book sheds light on human emotions and what it means to be human and to accept oneself and others, with your whole heart, in a society that's trying its best to trap you into its ambiguity and depravity.
One strong character that stood out for me is Catherine Goggin, the mother of the narrator. I was hooked throughout the whole story and the end was satisfying indeed!
Surely worth reading! John Boyne writes is a great storyteller and I would love to explore his other works!
This book follows Cyril Avery (who isn't a real Avery) and his life. It almost felt like I was Cyril and living his life through him and seeing it all from his eyes. We grew with him and even nearing the ending, when he was trying to recall memories the past, I also was trying to recall them (and had forgotten some of them).
I loved the talk about homosexuality and the difficulties of being gay in the 1940s,50s,60s,70s e.t.c and living in Ireland (a very catholic and conservative country at that time).
This book follows Cyril Avery (who isn't a real Avery) and his life. It almost felt like I was Cyril and living his life through him and seeing it all from his eyes. We grew with him and even nearing the ending, when he was trying to recall memories the past, I also was trying to recall them (and had forgotten some of them).
I loved the talk about homosexuality and the difficulties of being gay in the 1940s,50s,60s,70s e.t.c and living in Ireland (a very catholic and conservative country at that time).
