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  'This dark fairytale for adults is terrifyingly good!'

  Imagine if C S Lewis and Stephen King collaborated on a book, it still wouldn't be as good as this. This dark fairytale for adults is terrifyingly good!

  Review by Laura of the Leicester Borders on 2009-02-05 14:22:59

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  The Book of Lost Things

  When David's mother dies, he retreats into his books, particularly the myths and fairytales they had both loved to read together.His father quickly remarries and soon there is a new baby brother to resent. Then one night, his brother vanishes and David is propelled into a starange and dangerous land, where wolves and monsters roam free and the Crooked Man is ever watchful.

  Review by Leah of the Glasgow Borders on 2009-02-18 16:15:04

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  Lose yourself in this great book.

  This is up there in my top 10 books of all time. When David's mother dies he seeks solace in the myths and fairytales they'd read together. Soon his father remarries and David is given further cause for resentment when his (not so wicked) step mother gives birth to a baby brother. Then one night his brother disappears, and events take a sinister turn as the line between fantasy and reality blurs, and David is propelled into a strange land where wolves and monsters roam free and the Crooked Man is ever watchful.

  Review by Leah of the Glasgow Borders on 2009-02-20 17:50:55

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  The Book of Lost Things

  My favourite book of 2007 and probably up there in my top 10 books of all time. When David's mother dies, he retreats into his books, particularly the myths and fairytales they had both loved to read together. Events soon take a sinister turn, as the line between fact and fiction, myth and reality begins to blur, and David finds himself propelled into a strange and dangerous land where wolves and monsters roam free and the mysterious Crooked Man is ever watchful. If you like your fairytales grimm, then check out this wonderful book.

  Review by Leah Cullen on 14:04, 04 Apr 2008

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  THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS - JOHN CONNOLLY

  After 12 year old David loses his mother, he fights against his father's remarriage and new baby brother. Turning inward, David finds himself lost in a strange and mysterious world, where the fairy-tales of your childhood have a far more dark and sinister edge. Hauntingly lyrical, this book will have you turning pages quicker and quicker until you can understand 'The Book of Lost Things'.

  Review by Stephen Nash (Stevie) on 14:04, 04 Apr 2008

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  Fairytales with a bite

  Right from the start, this book plunges you into young David's world, taking you along on his journey to escape the grief left in his mother's wake. Old fairytales are brought to life in startling, vivid and sometimes shocking colours - this is no child's version with the edges smoothed off. The Crooked Man is a villain worthy of the name, in more ways than one! David's journey into adulthood is dark and emotional, yet handled with a beautifully light touch by John Connolly. Skillfully put together, it's an adventure to get lost in and will stay with you for some time after you put it down.

  Review by Melanie Edmonds on 14:04, 04 Apr 2008

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