Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko (Stambach) - Book Reviews

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Scott Stambach’s wonderful debut prods us to question everything—reality, religion, morality, even the value of life itself—and he does it through the voice of 17- year-old Ivan Isaenko. If you’re trapped in a mutated body, but you also happen to be a prodigy—well-versed in Russian literature, say, and astrophysics—how could you not question the very things the rest of us accept as settled wisdom?  READ MORE.
Molly Lundquist - LitLovers


[I]mpressive, well-structured debut.... Stambach’s surprising, empathetic novel takes on heavy themes of illness, suffering, religion, patience, and purpose, with a balanced mix of humor and heart.
Publishers Weekly


(Starred review.) [S]easoned with humor, wit, and astute observation.... What's more, despite the presence of a corrupt health care bureaucracy, the story highlights the ways random acts of kindness can illuminate individual lives and make the seemingly unbearable tolerable, if not wholly acceptable. An auspicious, gut-wrenching, wonderful debut.
Kirkus Reviews