THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF IVAN ISAENKO by Scott Stambach
Did I enjoy this book? Hmmm, not so much. Was it compelling
reading? Oh yes, absolutely!
Ivan is a teenage boy in a grotesquely deformed body, the
result of radiation from a malfunctioning Russian nuclear plant. His mind, however, functions perfectly.
Trapped in a deformed body in a rundown hospital, Ivan entertains himself by
being as obnoxious as possible until he meets Polina, a recently orphaned
teenage girl suffering from a rapidly advancing
cancer.
We watch as Ivan and Polina react to each other, their suffocating
community and their medical conditions in an unforgiving tale of self-worth, alienation,
wonder, love, frustration, ineptness, caring, hope and resignation.
This is a tale that will stay with you, disturb you and,,
perhaps, challenge you to change things.
5 of 5 stars
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