Review: Boo

Boo by Neil Smith
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

So rarely do I come across a book so strange and so humbly profound. It's not my usual gore, thriller, or horror, but it held me captive. Each page begged to be read and turned. I never expected I'd enjoy this book, much less love it as much as I did. It is set in a fictional heaven called Town where Boo woke up after dying. As he grows accustomed to living his afterlife, he learns the merits of friendship, forgiveness, and healing--things that were obscure to him when he was still living.


Smith delivered an emotionally-charged book told from the perspective of an emotionally 'challenged/disabled' boy. How absolutely clever is that? Boo might as well be one of the most important books of this generation.


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