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The Book of Lost Things - John Connolly

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Manufacturer : Atria
Release date : 7 November 2006
ISBN-10 : 0743298853 | ISBN-13 : 9780743298858
Fantasy (3), Fiction (2), War (1), Family (1), Death (1), Magic (1), Suspense (1), Fairy Tale (1), Library (1), Betrayal (1), Books (1), Urban Fantasy (1), Childhood (1), Fears (1), Horror (1), British (1), Adventure (1)

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New York Times bestselling author John Connolly's unique imagination takes readers through the end of innocence into adulthood and beyond in this dark and triumphantly creative novel of grief and loss, loyalty and love, and the redemptive power of stories.

High in his attic bedroom, twelve-year-old David mourns the death of his m

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"The Book of Lost Things"

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 21 7:11
From Publishers Weekly, here is the lowdown on the plot and their review: --- Thriller writer Connolly turns from criminal fears to primal fears in this enchanting novel about a 12-year-old English boy, David, who is thrust into a realm where eternal stories and fairy tales assume an often gruesome reality. Books are the magic that speak to David, whose mother has died at the start of WWII after a long debilitating illness. His father remarries, and soon his stepmother is pregnant with yet another interloper who will threaten David’s place in his father’s life. When a portal to another world opens in time-honored fashion, David enters a land of beasts and monsters where he must undertake a quest if he is to earn his way back out. Connolly echoes many great fairy tales and legends...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Fairy tale adventure

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at May 17 10:33
It is a dark, sometimes gory adventure through many familiar fairy tales with new twists. Although it was somewhat predictable I enjoyed it and it was a quick, easy read.

Rating : 8/10

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Posted : 2 years, 10 months ago at Jan 7 15:59
I absolutely LOVED this book. It was one of those books I wish could go on forever.

Rating : 9/10