11-02-2023, 03:45 PM
The Land of Lost Things by John Connelly
Connelly returns to the land of Elsewhere to follow Ceres as she has adventures among the fairy tales until it is time to have an actual adventure that wraps up really quickly. Ceres is a single mother tending to her comatose daughter when an errant wish draws the attention of the Crooked Man and off she goes to Elsewhere. She meets plenty of the same characters from The Book of Lost Things but her quest is subtly different. I might even argue that she just seems to be caught up in events without having any real volition.
The book takes a long time to get going as we watch Ceres suffer at the bedside of her daughter. There are some interesting fairy tale vignettes which I think Connelly wrote the book. But we don't even know the heavy in the piece until only about a quarter of the book is left. I guess the plan was just for me to enjoy the interesting easter eggs and not worry about the plot so much.
You could probably just read The Book of Lost Things and be content. That story worked better.
Connelly returns to the land of Elsewhere to follow Ceres as she has adventures among the fairy tales until it is time to have an actual adventure that wraps up really quickly. Ceres is a single mother tending to her comatose daughter when an errant wish draws the attention of the Crooked Man and off she goes to Elsewhere. She meets plenty of the same characters from The Book of Lost Things but her quest is subtly different. I might even argue that she just seems to be caught up in events without having any real volition.
The book takes a long time to get going as we watch Ceres suffer at the bedside of her daughter. There are some interesting fairy tale vignettes which I think Connelly wrote the book. But we don't even know the heavy in the piece until only about a quarter of the book is left. I guess the plan was just for me to enjoy the interesting easter eggs and not worry about the plot so much.
You could probably just read The Book of Lost Things and be content. That story worked better.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm