Who wrote The Eyes and the Impossible?

Dave Eggers wrote The Eyes and the Impossible, first published in 2023. It is a work of literary fiction and is rated 'Essential Read' in our catalogue.

Is there a book club guide for The Eyes and the Impossible?

Yes — Book Verdict has a free reading guide for The Eyes and the Impossible with key themes and five original discussion questions at https://247bookverdict.com/reading-guides/dave-eggers-the-eyes-and-the-impossible/.

Essential Read

The Eyes and the Impossible

Name: The Eyes and the Impossible
Author: Dave Eggers

by Dave Eggers · 2023

Literary Fiction · ranked #253 in category

Reviewed by the Book Verdict editorial team

Winner · The Newbery Medal, 2024

Johannes, a free dog living in a vast urban park, runs faster than any other animal and serves as the Eyes for the park's ancient Bison overlords — observing everything that happens within the park's walls. Eggers's Newbery Medal-winning novel is a fable about freedom, observation and the walls that separate the wild from the managed, narrated by a dog who has never known anything but the park.

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The verdict

Category: Literary Fiction
First published: 2023 · 2020s
Author: Dave Eggers
Standing: Essential Read

About Literary Fiction

Literary fiction sits at the intersection of fine writing and serious storytelling — novels that reward attention and stay with you long after the last page. These are the books that alter your sense of what's possible in prose.