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The Book of Lost Things is story is about a boy, David, who loses his mother. Soon his father remarries and David gets a new family and a new baby brother to put up with. Most of the book takes place in a different reality; one of stories, trolls and talking wolves. The book was completely different from what I had expected. The story was childish, but still the events weren't. The book was actually quite brutal and violent, so even if it is almost a storybook, it's not for kids. I was a bit annoyed with the predictability of events, but as the book follows the pattern of a classical childrens story, I suppose it's excusable. In my edition the story ended with still a third of the pages left. I found there an interview with the author, explanations and analyses of the events in the book, and the original versions of stories borrowed in it. I loved reading the Beauty and the Beast, Little Red Ridinghood and many more classics in their original form, not twisted by Disney. This is good passtime, but did not make a very big impression on me. A good, easy read.

2023-06-19 17:19