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The Book of Lost Things

By: John Connolly
Narrated by: Nick Rawlinson
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Once upon a time, there was a boy who lost his mother ...' As twelve-year-old David takes refuge from his grief in the myths and fairytales so beloved of his dead mother, he finds the real world and the fantasy world begin to blend. That is when bad things start to happen. That is when the Crooked Man comes. And David is violently propelled into a land populated by heroes, wolves and monsters, his quest to find the legendary Book of Lost Things.

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Here Connolly steps directly into the enchanted forest, and the journey along its twisting path is as sinister and unsettling as anything invented by the Brothers Grimm . . . Connolly's control of this material is superb; tension, terror and gallows humour make the book a gripping read. But this allegorical coming-of-age story also cleverly shows the way that traditional stories have been used to reflect the sometimes harsh concerns of our world. (Eithne Farry)
It's imaginative, funny, sad and profound - fairy tales within a fairy tale, a child's adventure, a fantasy journey; it's about growing old and has the last word on dying . . . Each re-reading still brings a sigh and a moment of reflection.
A moving fable, brilliantly imagined, about the agony of loss and the pain of young adulthood.
Connolly imagines the emotional cave-in of puberty intelligently, even perceptively
Engaging, magical, thoughtful read
A new interpretation of old fairy tales, it is imaginative and beautifully written.
This is no saccharine fairytale, but an eerie fable that's perfect for long winter nights
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It took a few chapters to finally get into this audio book but actually really enjoyed it! Took a while to get used to the narrator but he was actually great! I loved the little spin on the traditional fairy tails too! Overall would recommend to others

Enjoyable!

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This book, though sometimes feeling long and drawn out, is a treasure. Beautifully written, with haunting descriptions of the people and animal characters.

Beautiful book

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I loved this book.
A slow start but masterfully narrated, dark humour and a great tale.

Great story with the flavours of dark fairy tales.

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A classic tale of good and evil - child with ‘wicked’ step mother journeying through a serious of challenges with various beasts and temptations, making friends and learning along the way to come to a full conclusion. I would have said it was more suited to YA apart from some of the dark themes around the baddie towards the end (won’t spoil the plot). Cleverly weaves in classic stories along the way. So a good neat story.
Narrator was good, deployed different accents for the various characters very well BUT MUCH TOO SLOW. After about 4 minutes in I switched it onto faster speed, something I have never done before, and listened to the whole thing at 1.3 x speed.

A traditional tale

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In the best traditions of Neil Gaiman, this is a masterpiece of magical realism. The narration is also great!

Amazingly dark fairy tale

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