Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend : A Novel (Paperback)

from smallwonder56

I loved this book. It sounded a little too...what? Gimmicky? when it first came out, but I wish I'd gotten past that and read it sooner. You know that experience you have when you look at the world from a different angle? This book is that. Through the eyes of a young boy's imaginary friend, you ...

from Ixachel

Just because we can't see them does not mean that they don't exist. Imaginary friends are, in fact, real. Their human friend thinks them up, but then they have their own thoughts and emotions and ideas. They need their friends to imagine them into existence and believe in them to stay alive, sure...

from TiffanyHickox

Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend is magical, moving, insightful, suspenseful, and all those other wonderful words that describe a good book. With a compelling narrative voice, Budo, the imaginary friend of eight-year-old Max, recounts the last few weeks of his existence. Budo worries both for Max a...

from porch_reader

Budo is an imaginary friend. As imaginary friends go, he is pretty lucky. The boy who imagined him, Max, has a great imagination. Unlike some imaginary friends, who are two-dimensional or unable to walk, Budo looks remarkably like a real boy. He can walk through doors, which gives him the freedom...

from Whisper1

I couldn't put this book down! Many thanks to Mark and others for recommending it. Five stars for an incredibly creative, well-written tale of a young boy whose world is repetitive and rule bound and whose salvation is a loving teacher and an imaginary friend who loves him at the expense of a sup...