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At
first I wasn't sure that I wanted to read this book but it just draws
you in and doesn't let go, using an imaginary friend as the narrator
is brilliant. I thought of the show Foster's Home for Imaginary
Friends before reading this,
it's one of the reasons I requested to read this book. The concept
of imaginary friends is intriguing and I find myself wondering what
my imaginary friend would have been like if I had one.
This
is an extremely cool book. I like the books concept because it's
told kind of in a childlike way but not from a child's point of view.
This is great because you're not limited to just what the kid knows
because more outside information is provided. As the title of the
story implies, the main character in this book is Budo, an imaginary
friend created by a boy named Max.
Budo
is extraordinary in the world of imaginary friends because he looks
just like a regular person and is six years old. It turns out that
most imaginary friends don't last that long, according to him most of
them die in kindergarten. Through Budo you see the wide variety of
friends out there and can just imagine the wide variety of imaginary
friends that could be imagined.
Max
is a special kid and that's at least one of the reasons why Budo has
been around so long. No actual diagnosis is given to Max but with
all of his habits it would seem like he falls somewhere in the wide
range of autism spectrum disorders. This causes him plenty of
problems at school and home because people aren't sure how to
interact with him and sometimes they push him too far.
The
action and events in the story are easy to picture and if done right
would make for a quite interesting movie. There's just the right
amount of humor and tension as the story offers some funny scenes
along with all the serious. One of the funniest scenes takes place
in a bathroom, it looks like something horrible is about to happen
but then instead something pretty darn hilarious happens.
The
story looks at both how Budo and Max need each other but also how
they both need to grow up and understand the world more. They make a
great team but sometimes there are just things that an imaginary
friend can't do.
I
dare you not to shed a tear or at least tear up a little at the end
of this book. The story looks at life and death and really makes you
think. The epilogue was very fitting and I think could be
interpreted two ways, I'm still trying to decide what it means.
Either way though it's a pretty picture perfect ending to the story. I love that everything ends on a hopeful note.
MemoirsOfAnImaginaryFriend.mp3
* If you're a fan of audio books check out a clip of the audiobook (provided by Macmillan Audio):
http://media.us.macmillan.com/video/olmk/macmillanaudio/
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