I am a huge Connolly fan and for some reason just got around to this one. I think I was scared that it was not going to be as good as a lot of my GR friends thought it was. Turns out, I had no reason to worry because TBOLT was every bit as good as I had hoped. A fairy tale fantasy that has some stro...
originally posted hereThe premises for this story are incredible. The setup takes place in England during the second World War. The young protagonist, David, is struggling to find his place in a changing family. He finds solace in the stories he once shared with his mother, and leans on his books to...
I did not like The Book of Lost Things as much as I thought I would, but perhaps I had set too high expectations for a book that many have raved about. (I expected to fall in love with it. I did not.)Stories wanted to be read, David’s mother would whisper. They needed it. It was the reason they forc...
Of it wasn't for the fact I had the audio version of this book I may have given up on it. I felt that the beginning was just chapter after chapter of not needed information. It did nothin to further the story and seemed to be irrelevant to the story as a whole. David was a engaging character who goe...
Wow! I was not expecting the story that came out of this book! It took me on a twisted journey that left me spooked, giddy, be-spelled and in tears! (yes, i cried). It's captivating how these fairy tales, that we all grew up reading, became gruesome little horror stories. I love this book!! The b...
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Recommended for: readers interested in dark fairy tale retellings Macabre (adj,noun). From the French Danse Macabre.1. Characterized by or suggestive of the gruesomeness of the danse macabre; grim, horrific, repulsive, bizarre, grotesque.2. The Book of Lost...
The first 50 pages or so were really promising. I sympathised with David and his situation. I wanted to know more about his "psychosis". And I guess I did find out but not in the way I wanted.Too much but nothing happened in this book. I don't know how to review it because it is quite forgettable. T...
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