THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS is about a boy, David, who loses his mother and very quickly gains a stepmother and half-brother. Full of anger and hurt, he turns to books and fairy tales, a love passed on by his mother. But when reality and fantasy mix, David must battle evil beings to find his way back home. Will he find the truth in all the stories or give in to the fantasy he’s been drawn into?
This book was one fairy tale after another. In a good way. Dark, twisted fairy tales, a la Grimm and based loosely on other fairy tales we grew up reading, found their way into this book. This is not a kid’s book. Older kids can read it, but this book was intended purely for adults. Don’t be fooled by the main character’s age. THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS is about childhood and the loss of innocence. It’s about finding yourself and seeing the people you could be and choosing a path. It’s dark. It’s at times graphic. What I loved about this book, though, was that it wasn’t like another novel you’d pick up. It actually read like a fairy tale.
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