Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky

Misfortune is that which takes hold on those who try to escape from it. In its literary aspect, this impossible escape becomes a perfect plot for any thriller.

This is the case of Imaginary friend, a novel by Stephen Chbosky with that aroma of big problems from which Kate and her little Christopher are fleeing. Problems that are guessed very capable of undertaking the same journey to Mill Grove, the place assumed as a new safe space.

Each time we are becoming clear that the misfortune focuses on Christopher. Because in its short existence it has already had to go through dark corridors of fear to now enter the no less gloomy and humid forests that surround Mill Grove.

And that's where the pernicious sensation of the marked destiny makes sense. It is no coincidence that Christopher's disappearance evokes another case of the disappearance of a child so many years ago. Only Chris ends up having better luck. A kind of guardian angel returns him from the world to civilization without suffering the slightest damage after a week.

Unlikely that the child survived. Unless he received some help, perhaps that of that other kid who may somehow wander among the shady surroundings.

And nothing will ever be the same again. But in the traumatic event we find some hope. Everything can make sense if good and evil can take on a new struggle to occupy the world. And Christopher becomes an essential element.

From the outset the boy acquires a fascinating ability to anticipate the tragic. His new invisible friend tells him so.

The strange friendship, however, has a much more relevant foundation. Christopher was the perfect boy for a momentous mission. From there it follows its winding path to Mill Grove. With it, his invisible friend can create a scenario where the battle between the real world and the shadows that loom from the forest eager to devour everything is fought.

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