The Absolutist

By John Boyne

Book Overview

"A moving and deeply felt tribute to a love that dared to speak its name." --Andr Aciman, author of Call Me by Your Name A new edition of the beloved novel most similar thematically to the author's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385668708
• ISBN13: 9780385668705
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Doubleday Canada
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.2" x 0.8" x 5.7"

Customer Reviews

Profound and Heartbreaking

I can't really remember how I came across this book. Maybe it was in a Reddit thread. But I thought, "Oh man, a gay war book? Count me in!!!" My heart was unprepared. This book will rip your heart out, beat it with an axe, and then leave with no apologies. I want to read it again and again. It's short. John Boyne doesn't use unnecessary words. Every word is chosen, and every single unimportant word was removed. It's written with such painstaking care.