Author:John Connolly
Once upon a time John Connolly wrote a novel titled The Book of Lost Things. While this isn’t a sequel as such, this standalone work does use the same overall conceit, a story of good versus evil set in a fairy tale world that may or may not be real. A woman finds herself drawn into this mysterious place where she hopes to find a cure to return her comatose daughter back to consciousness. She is aided on her quest by The Woodcutter, a figure who reminded me a little of The Gunslinger from Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, and is pursued by a Gollum like creature, while the sinister Crooked Man looms large over this world, seeking with his new found allies to thwart her mission at every turn and become ruler of the land. In more general terms, this is a book about hopes and dreams, about yearning and loss, and about the power of love and the place books and folklore tales still have in our lives. This is a dark but beautifully crafted fable that explores loyalty and the sacrifices a parent is prepared to make for their child, and even though it’s rather different in tone and subject matter to the author’s more recent work, it’s still a novel that’s well worth your time – after all, a change is as good as a rest!
Length of Read:Medium
Might appeal to people who enjoyed…
Fantasy tales, Connolly’s other works.
One thing you’ve learned
This is a book that Connolly fans will love, and for the uninitiated you certainly don’t need to have read the preceding book to enjoy it.
I have this on pre-order. I love The Book Of Lost Things so I have high hopes for this.