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The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

6 reviews

gnarly_cinnamonroll's review

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This a book that initially difficult to start but it definitely begins to pickup a chapters.it has a cool setting and I often myself craving a deeper understanding of the world. The retelling of the fairytales in the book was an enjoyable aspect for me. It made me incredibly nostalgic for the Sisters Grimm series that I read as a child. I enjoyed the character development of David, however found that I personally did not connect to him deeply. It felt like a sweet read navigating complex feelings of grief and real raw emotions.
 

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fayesavanne's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5


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ambrassy's review

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3.0


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aiiilnv's review

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1.0

it was just actually so bad I feel like the surroundings were barely spoken about and the characters are practically all men. Plus two male characters literally felt the exact same and when
THE WOODSMAN CAME BACK AT THE END????? PLEASE IT WAS SO DUMB WHY IS HE ALIVE AGAIN IT FELT SO STUPID, LET THE MAN DIE IT WOULD HAVE FELT MORE IMPORTANT
I mean I guess there were women in this book but (TW: sa)
one's dead and the other he (the lead) hates, another's basically dead and one is genuinely just a sexual assaulter?? like?? HES A CHILD WHY AM I READING ABOUT HIM BEING CHAINED TO A TABLE NO THANKYOU NEVER THANKYOU THAT SUCKED AND I DON'T CARE I DIDN'T LIKE IT PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS BOOK EVER I CAN NOT DETER YOU ENOUGH FROM THIS BOOK
JUST ACTUALLY PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IT IS SO BAD LMAO.
PEOPLE SAW ME READING IT ON THE BUS AND I HAD TO TELL THEM THAT NO, NO, THEY DON'T WANT TO READ THIS BOOK. NO MATTER HOW PRETTY THAT COVER ART IS ITS A LIE DON'T DO IT. 
This has been very ranty and badly written but it's just actually so bad.
I think there were important things to be found within its pages but for all the badness of the rest of it I just actually would rather burn it.
I literally never hate books this much this just annoyed to no end.
Spare yourself a bad book. 
There are literally so many better books.
there's also anti-lgbtq talk which he realises is wrong to some extent but it still was not at all fun to read

do what you will ig


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kurisukurisu's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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dumplinghime's review

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adventurous challenging dark funny inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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