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"Is this one of your endings?"



Enchanting, creepy, magical, and in one word: different! This book, which reminded me of an adult version of "A monster calls", is a modern cautionary fairytale, a denounce of society's shameful thoughts, an analysts of humanity's affections and weaknesses, all wrapped up in a format which finds a sweet spot between poetry and prose, theater and myth.

The story of young Lanny, a fairy child in the wilderness of a small English town, misunderstood and unloved; weird, ostracized but also gifted, admired and treasured by his likes; grows alongside the timeless tale of Dead Papa Toothwort, the town's Boogeyman, the outcast par exellence, the god Pan.



I was glued to these pages by the incredible artistic talent of the writer, and I read it alongside the extremely well done audio version which I luckily found of Scribd! I enjoyed the immersive reading experience, but I was touched so much by its powerful meaning that it left me with a sense of uneasiness. I must admit that I usually avoid books that have such a big impact on me, because I get easily unbalanced by strong emotions, and I certainly don't go looking for them! But when I stumble into something as powerful as this (which, again, I can only compare to Patrick Ness's A monster calls), I can't help by regretting this sensitivity! I absolutely recommend this to anyone who's not as soft as me ahah 😂

This book has been longlisted for Man Booker Prize 2019!