RaveThe Sydney Morning HeraldWelcome to the weird and wonderful universe of Trent Dalton, whose first work of fiction is, without exaggeration, the best Australian novel I have read in more than a decade ... His dialogue is every bit as funny and accurate as Winton\'s, his prose just as evocative, and he\'s better at wrapping up the ending. The last 100 pages of Boy Swallows Universe propel you like an express train to a conclusion that is profound and complex and unashamedly commercial ... Dalton\'s novel takes flight in a multitude of unexpected directions ... The story is peppered with wordplay, with crude jokes and gems of literary criticism ... The book is jam-packed with such witty and profound insights into what\'s wrong and what\'s right with Australia and the world. It is almost 500 pages long but I read it in two sittings and immediately want to read it again.
