F.E. Higgins
Hardcover | Pages: 297 pages Rating: 3.88 | 4572 Users | 473 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Black Book of Secrets |
| ISBN: | 1405089792 (ISBN13: 9781405089791) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Tales From The Sinister City #1 |
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When Ludlow Fitch's parents cruelly betray him, he steals away on the back of a carriage and leaves behind the stinking City. He arrives in the dead of night at a remote village, where he crosses paths with the tall and limping figure of Joe Zabbidou - a pawnbroker with a difference. For Joe trades secrets, not goods, for cash.Employed as Joe's assistant, Ludlow records the villagers' fiendish confessions in an ancient leather-bound volume: The Black Book of Secrets. There's the gravedigger who has been resurrecting bodies; the butcher who made a mouse-meat pie for his bullying father, with fatal consequences; the wizened bookseller who went to murderous lengths to get her hands on a priceless tome.
Ludlow longs to trust his mysterious master, but he senses Joe has much to hide. But then Ludlow Fitch has his own, very dark, secrets . . .
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| Title | : | The Black Book of Secrets (Tales From The Sinister City #1) |
| Author | : | F.E. Higgins |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 297 pages |
| Published | : | January 5th 2007 by MacMillan Children's Books |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Mystery. Fiction. Childrens. Middle Grade. Horror |
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Ratings: 3.88 From 4572 Users | 473 ReviewsWrite Up Based On Books The Black Book of Secrets (Tales From The Sinister City #1)
This is a pretty cool book which several reviews have called Dickensian. Not exactly being an expert on things Dickens, I'm not sure I can comment one way or the other - though I will say it has that bleak, cynical and sort of gothic atmosphere to it, which is what I think they're talking about. The gist is that Ludlow Fitch escapes the horrors of his parents and the City, and stumbles across the path of Joe Zabbidou, he of the eponymous Black Book of Secrets. See, Joe is a pawnbroker, but whileThe Black Book of Secrets is the first of four loosely related YA novels in F.E. Higgins's Tales From the Sinister City series.I was thoroughly impressed. The book has a very dark theme that vaguely reminded me of Stephen King's Needful Things.The hero of the story is a young boy who had a rough beginning to life and manages to land a position with a pawnbroker who buys the darkest secrets from people for a very high price. But, to what end does he buy these secrets?5 STARS and favorited***
This isn't horror, but has a sort of a Victorian Gothic feel. For a middle grade novel, it has kind of a dark, almost pessimistic tone. That is not to say that good has no chance of winning out in this book, but it has some unfortunately true insights on human nature that are far from uplifting. But what I did like about it was that the ability to choose for yourself the decisions you make, even though people like the main villain thrive on manipulating peoples' weaknesses. In the end, we can
I raced through this in a couple of days. An excellent middle grade fantasy, just dark enough to give it that gothic, Dickensian feel. I felt like I was reading a Terry Pratchett book with all the comedy removed. The characters (who definitely have names Charles Dickens would be proud of) came alive as the story went along, divulging their dark secrets to the mysterious Joe Zabbadou. Told from the perspective of young runaway urchin, Ludlow Fitch, the story keeps you turning the pages to find
Ludwig is the son of a pair of booze-soaked, penny-ante thieves. When he can take no more, he runs away, out of the city, and finds himself taken in by a Pawnbroker, Joe. Joe deals in not only items of value, but in secrets.This book is mildly dark but the story was a good one. Ludwig learns there are adults who can be trusted, but there are many others who can't. He learns the value of honesty, and what it means to be trustworthy. He embarks on a new life that I hope to hear more about in
In a small village heavily influenced by Victorian 19th century England, everyone has a secret. And some are too heavy to carry them alone.A wonderfully dark middle-grade story. I can totally imagine this as a stop motion Tim Burton movie. In fact, I was constantly reminded of "Corpse Bride". All the characters were very unique and interesting, the story is character-driven and slow-paced but never boring.
Wow. This was my first experience with the author FE Higgins and I absolutely loved this book! It's a dark and mysterious adventure of a boy in a mysterious city where everyone has a secret. It was lots of fun and I highly recommend it.
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