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The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko by Scott Stambach

The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko

by Scott Stambach
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  • First Published:
  • Aug 9, 2016, 336 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Sep 2017, 336 pages
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  • PamNC
    Dark, Darker, Darkest....
    Dark: Living in a Communist Bloc Country.
    Darker: Living in a Hospital in that country.
    Darkest: Living in a Hospital in that country in trapped in a deformed body, lacking 3 limbs.
    Escape Route: Use of highly intelligent mind to read, and create scenarios of the imagination.
    For all of the darkness, this is a unique, and sometime humorous perspective of a teenage boy.
    My carps would be that (1) Ivan seems way too omniscient and knowledgeable for someone with limited resources; and (2) There was more emphasis than I would have liked on Ivan's "hui".
  • Sandra L. (Delray Beach, FL)
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    I have been delaying this review because I felt the need to be nice and yet to be honest about my opinion. I found the subject matter very depressing and the descriptions of the characters agonizing. This was one of the most upsetting books that I have ever read. I don't think my book club would like it. Sorry....

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