The Book of Lost Things (2006) by John Connolly
Very odd novel.
I agree with the reviewers who called it dark and disturbing. It is all of that and more.
Borrows heavily from stories like Little Red Riding Hood and Rumplestiltskin, yet is a fresh perspective.
Also approaches the Rosie Lyons / Octavia Butler school of literature, but in this case, the protagonist refuses to completely surrender to victimhood.
Features Childe Roland en route to The Dark Tower. The story hints that Roland might have chosen an alternative lifestyle.
The Crooked Man is a villain that a reader could learn to hate.
The author has an unhealthy fascination with loss and betrayal, and some very negative feelings about wolves.
Worth reading, but probably not more than once.
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