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Imaginary Friend
Instant New York Times Bestseller
One of Fall 2019's Best Books (People, EW, Lithub, Vox, Washington Post, and more)
A young boy is haunted by a voice in his head in this acclaimed epic of literary horror from the author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Christopher is seven years old.Christopher is the new kid in town.Christopher has an imaginary friend.
We can swallow our fear or let our fear swallow us.
Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out.
At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six long days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged. He returns with a voice in his head only he can hear, with a mission only he can complete: Build a treehouse in the woods by Christmas, or his mother and everyone in the town will never be the same again.
Twenty years ago, Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower made readers everywhere feel infinite. Now, Chbosky has returned with an epic work of literary horror, years in the making, whose grand scale and rich emotion redefine the genre. Read it with the lights on.
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Reviews
I paid $2.99 for this and only received 81 pages, this is a rip off, do not purchase. There is nowhere to report this to Apple that I can see.
By SMM Otis
I really wanted to like this book and heard rave reviews about it. I don’t often DNF books, but this was the first one ever. The book has a very interesting concept and a quick and engrossing pace in the first two acts, but quickly became a chore for me to read. I’m not sure how I’d propose the author change the plot in the latter half of the story, but something about how the information was revealed left me extremely disappointed. Only completed 80%.
By vivamarisa
Not pleased with the ending. Would be an excellent book without the last bit of obtrusive Christian narrative.
By dragongal116
I really tried to like this book because the premise is such a classic thriller/horror feel but this was such a drag to read. It was body horror and religious undertones for half the book and it was nice at first but it got overdone very very quickly. By the last 100 pages or so I was ready to be done with this book. It had maybe 1 or 2 actually good horror moments that left me a bit nervous but besides that it’s sub par for a horror novel.
By jdemmitt27
Absolutely stunning. This book had me gripping the edge of my seat for dear life. Cannot recommend it enough.
By mlack95