#boy swallows universe

[sweetfridays]

♡ PHOEBE TONKIN boy swallows universe press

[phoebetonkinweb]

PHOEBE TONKIN as FRANKIE BELL Boy Swallows Universe (2024), Episode 1

[finnickodaair]

Phoebe Tonkin as FRANCES BELL BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE (2024)

[dearminty]

aussie moots you have to watch boy swallows universe. it's so so good and i was literally tearing up seeing my hometown on tv, like I've been there! i drive on that road all the time! my house looks like that!!!

[vintagewarhol]

[fimmeltravis]

TRAVIS FIMMEL as LYLE ORLIK

Boy Swallows Universe - S1E2 "Boy Gets Chop"

[a-man-for-hire-and-his-archives]

Luke Arnold reads the first page of Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton for Pyjama Party on tiktok!

[demiurgic-aesthetic]

Boy Swallows Universe // aesthetic

[warammy]

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[feelinglikemeat]

im making gusposting a thing ok here goes 👉☝️👈🤏👌🖐️✌️👋👏🙌👐👍

[whilereadingandwalking]

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton was on my list of books to read before Australia, but I ended up saving it for after. It takes place in a rough area of Brisbane. Young Eli has a complicated life. His brother, who is mute, has alerted him that their parents are dealing drugs again, working for a local kingpin whose methods are famously cruel. He gets his wisdom and strategy from his babysitter, a ex-con famous for escaping maximum security prisons. As he grows up and tries to keep his family safe from violence and disorder, he's pulled into a series of dark ironies and tragicomic twists.

This book reminded me of Extraordinary Loud and Incredibly Close in a couple of ways. The protagonist is precocious somewhat past belief, but it makes for a heartbreaking, emotional, and visceral read. Some teens grow up in rough ways, and this book reflects that: violent, full of substance disorder issues and parents who do their best but can barely handle their own selves. Eli tries to figure out whether men can be both bad and good at the same time, tries to keep his mom safe, tries to grieve while also avenging while also healing.

I was unsure of the character of Eli's brother, the mysterious, mute person who seems to be a sort of container or vector for meaning, magic, coincidence. I think it fringes an ableist trope of the magical disabled/mentally ill person, he can't talk but he can see the future, he's wise beyond his years, etc. I also felt that sometimes the poetic, streaming language could get a little confusing or out of hand, especially for a teen read. It was difficult to get into for that reason, although it quickly picked up, and it lagged at times.

Still, it's a rich and often difficult to read book, and its emotional climaxes really hit; it all comes together in the end in a somewhat implausible but still satisfying way. The characters feel very complicated and real, and I'll think about some of the scenes for a long time.

Content warnings for animal cruelty, police brutality/incarceration, substance abuse/addiction, involuntary confinement, mental illness/trauma, suicidal ideation, racist/ableist language, violence/body horror, mentions of sexual assault.

[finnickodaair]

PHOEBE TONKIN as FRANCES BELL Boy Swallows Universe: Official Trailer

[theblvckvenus]

all the performances in boy swallows universe are so strong. i can’t even choose one as a stand out because they’re all phenomenal.

[joelslegalwhre]

Okay so I watched Boy Swallows Universe in one day and it was so good wth?? (of course, how could it not be a 10/10 with mother pheobe and daddy simon in it)

And uhm… I know we love Dieter's cute little belly.. but I’m so far gone that even Robert's (very big) beer belly didn’t turn me off…. soooo uhm

[fimmeltravis]

TRAVIS FIMMEL as LYLE ORLIK

Boy Swallows Universe - S1E1 "Boy Smells Rat"