The Book of Lost Things

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User Review - sonoKoala - LibraryThing

Still my favorite book to date, "The Book of Lost Things" is a bitter-sweet, cruel, yet wise and moving tale about growing up and facing the challenges coming with it, and the power of imagination ... Read full review

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User Review - casseythaw - LibraryThing

The Book of Lost Things is a good fantasy horror-like book for people of all ages (although it was categorized as a Children's Book). It is about how a boy enters a world where the happy fairy tales ... Read full review

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User Review - wiccked - LibraryThing

I found this one to be a little slow to start off, but after setting it aside to read a library book and then picking it up again, I really enjoyed it. Very dark, though. Read full review

THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS

User Review - Kirkus

A child's nightmare odyssey through an alternate world inspired by the darkest aspects of fairy tales.The Irish thriller-writer (The Black Angel, 2005, etc.) breaks new ground with this extravagant ... Read full review

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User Review - LibraryOMidas - LibraryThing

12 year old, David, gets lost in a land of twisted stories that every young child has heard. Only where David is at the stories have different endings than what he remembers being told. I wasn't ... Read full review

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User Review - idiotgirl - LibraryThing

Didn't like the book as much as I wanted to. The boy lost into a world created more or less by his own nightmares and wishes. Must win his way through to return back home. Did I ever doubt he would. Read full review

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User Review - roxanacaivano - LibraryThing

For the 1st 50 pages, I had decided this was going to be on my top 10 book list. But then it got weird. And disturbing. I'm not sure how I feel about this book, it's like the author was on LSD when he ... Read full review

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User Review - melissarecords - LibraryThing

I had the heebee-jeebees when I was reading this book. What a storyteller this author is! This book really taps into that place deep down inside that resonates with all of the dark folktales and ... Read full review

The book of lost things

User Review - Not Available - Book Verdict

After the death of his mother, 12-year-old David mourns her loss alone in his attic bedroom, with only his books to keep him company. As his anger at her death grows with each day, the books begin to ... Read full review