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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 |
F.E. Higgins
Hardcover | Pages: 297 pages Rating: 3.88 | 4572 Users | 473 Reviews
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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 | : | Deluxe 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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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 . . .Rating About Books The Black Book of Secrets (Tales From The Sinister City #1)
Ratings: 3.88 From 4572 Users | 473 ReviewsAppraise About Books The Black Book of Secrets (Tales From The Sinister City #1)
Honestly, the only reason I picked The Black Book of Secrets up in the first place was because I read the summary of another one of F. E. Higgins' books, The Bone Magician, and thought that it sounded like a great little read. However - although not part of a series - The Bone Magician apparently has a plot that occurs at the same time as the plot of The Black Book of Secrets, so I thought it might be better to read this one first. I have to admit, I don't foresee myself making a special tripI'm wavering between two and three stars on this one. I'd probably consider a solid it three stars if it weren't a book club choice for my Teachers as Readers group. Since it is--and since my last read for this group was the wonderfulThe Housekeeper and the Professor--my main reaction is "really? How are we supposed to talk about this book for an hour?"Premise: Ludlow is on the run from his horrible parents in the filthy and dangerous City, and he ends up in a small village under the thumb of a
This was an intriguing little book that I quite enjoyed. Written for the younger end of the spectrum of young adult or even for those of us that are young at heart, most anyone will enjoy this one. There is much that even though set in the past is relevent to today. We see, as is true in life, that we all have done things that we aren't proud of. Everyone has things in their past that they don't want others to know about. And this doesn't make them bad people, only human. Even those people that
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
Loved this. It's young adult so I would think everyone from age nine to 129 would love this book. This is not steam punk - it does not have futuristic steam powered machines but in every other way it fits the steam punk mold. It is dark, mysterious, haunting, suspenseful, contains all the gloom of the 19th century working poor who are kept down and taken advantage of by the rich, it also has a hint of magic and mythology in it. And it's a page turner - I couldn't put it down. Anyone who likes
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 while
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
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