invisible is a book that was published in 2018 by Ink Cloud (Penguin random house). It is a novel that has given many good moments to Eloy Moreno, its author. It has been taken as reading by many Spanish educational centers, since it is not aimed at a public with a specific age. After five years of publication, its editions number in the dozens.
With all its success, the book has also received several awards and has taken shape in a series, in addition to having special editions that have caused a sensation among the public. invisible is the vision of the life of a child who sometimes would like to be invisible, although other times not; however, it never aligns with life, so immersion in the world can be difficult.
invisible
the super power
The story begins in media res, in a hospital, and without knowing exactly why the protagonist, an invisible boy, has ended up there. Little by little the story is better understood thanks to the impressions of the characters and the context in which the boy is admitted there. However, a level of suffering and deep pain is detected that the character manages to mitigate thanks to the courage involved in telling his story. When he feels ready, the story begins and the reader moves to the beginning of the events.
invisible is a history of bullying. He has no more in terms of denunciation than he exalts. A studious and good boy becomes the target of his class bully and his cronies.. The boy's friends can't help him because they are afraid and don't know how to do it either. His family does not measure the situation of real bullying that his son is going through and the school minimizes it. The characters are prototypical and serve the purpose of the novel: to portray a reality that unfortunately is increasingly present in schools.
The invisible boy puts on a breastplate so that the blows hurt less and everything can be more bearable. Little by little he is getting smaller and wants to really be invisible so that the abusers forget about him. And he believes he succeeds to the point that he understands that he has a superpower that he must learn to control. The invisible boy has become invisible. But faced with the passing of time and finding himself unable to act or ask for help, he makes a very serious determination. When the train stops in the rain, the invisible boy knows that his superpower is beginning to give in to his wishes.. He too moves away in time.
The look
invisible is a book that claims the prevention of bullying and puts in the spotlight a fact that it is no longer possible to deny. Although bullying or bullying is not something new, the new generations live in an interconnected time and with an overprotection that sweeps away emotional resources to deal with a vital problem in the most vulnerable years of a person's life. and all of it without the proper education that effectively protects the youngest.
Without being a pretentious book, the story manages to move and reflect a reality that, like the victims, should not be turned away. The success of the novel reminds that it is essential to connect readers with the message, and that nothing regarding the bullying should go unnoticed. The look of the invisible boy is an awareness that leads to hope and the shared responsibility of an entire society.
Conclusions
What need can someone have to become invisible? Or wish once and for all to stop being? Surely this is a book for everyone, for young and old, a story with which it is easy to empathize because in it readers will find part of themselves. Eloy Moreno beautifully and tenderly portrays the innocence of the world through the eyes of a child who only tries to understand the place that surrounds him, love and be loved.
invisible delves into a superpower that no one should want to have, and points out the problem of bullying through the narration of a story open to victims, executioners and witnesses.
About the Author
Eloy Moreno (Castellón, 1976) began writing in 2007. His first novel was self-published. The green gel pen (2010). Since then it has not stopped reaping success, moving thousands and thousands of readers around the world. Despite being a computer engineer by profession and having applied for the town hall of his town, Eloy Moreno found his life purpose in writing and each of his novels is a greater success than the last.
His public accompanies him faithfully in his creative work, reading titles such as What i found under the sofa (2013) The gift (2015) Earth (2020) o Different (2021) It is also remarkable Stories to understand the world, which he published in 2013. This is a collection of stories, a common genre also in the author, and in which the age barrier fades again.