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nikness44's review against another edition
3.0
3 1/2 stars, very dark and disturbing. I'm a bit surprised at this being categorized as a children's book because of the gore, maybe more young adult? a good read, even if it was a bit much for me.
sarahetc's review against another edition
2.0
The Book of Lost Things seems to begin with an adolescent premise. Let's make fairy tales super gross and not at all like we know them. Several hundred loping, inelegant pages later, it ends with childhood treacle: everybody really does live happily ever after and get exactly what they want. In between there is a significant amount of whining, a great number of rough point of view switches, stories within stories to pad the page count, and character revelation that functions as deus-ex-machina without actually making anything happen. Had I to do it over again, I'd lose the book of lost things.
hareen's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
witchwaytofjerda's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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
3.25
blivez's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
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
3.5
shannon_johnson2's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
kendallm21's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
What a fun read! It has the perfect fairytale aspect told in a child’s perspective but it is very dark. It reminded me a little of the show over the garden walls only there was a lot more darkness and death in this book. I was a bit bored in the beginning but the ending was very good and overall the book was well written. Bonus stars for the narrator doing all the creepy voices, he did an amazing job.
rosheegats's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
mtinney046's review against another edition
4.0
Really well written! Imaginative and kept me on my toes. Wasn’t expecting it to be so dark. Like REALLY dark.