Boy Swallows Universe: Book Summary, Themes, and Review – Bit Slots

There’s just something about Boy Swallows Universe that both grips your heart and shakes you loose with its brutal beauty. Set in 1980s Brisbane, this semi-autobiographical novel by Trent Dalton charts a boy’s desperate fight for love and identity amidst chaos and criminal underbelly. It’s not perfect—sometimes the tone lurches unpredictably—but that’s part of its Read More