The Book of Hidden Things

Posted on 15 September 2017 by Francesco Dimitri

Four old school friends have a pact to meet up every year in the small town in Puglia they grew up in Art, the charismatic leader of the group and creator of the pact, insists that the agreement must remain unshakable and enduring But this year, he never shows up.A visit to his house increases the friends worry Art is farming marijuana In Southern Italy doing that kind of thing can be very dangerous They can t go to the Carabinieri so must make enquiries of their own This is how they come across the rumours about Art bizarre and unbelievable rumours that he miraculously cured the local mafia boss s daughter of terminal leukaemia And among the chaos of his house, they find a document written by Art, The Book of Hidden Things, that promises to reveal dark secrets and wonders beyond anything previously known. New Read The Book of Hidden Things Author Francesco Dimitri For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr The kingdom of Hidden Things is different from our own, as the sky is different from the land, but I was sure that, as you can fly up in the sky, so there had to be a way to get there And I was right If you have read the blurb of this book and liked it go read the first few pages If you re not in the mood or if you re forcing yourself to read , stop Stop and come back to it when you are interested and when you will fly through the book This book deserves your full attention and I hopThe kingdom of Hidden Things is different from our own, as the sky is different from the land, but I was sure that, as you can fly up in the sky, so there had to be a way to get there And I was right If you have read the blurb of this book and liked it go read the first few pages If you re not in the mood or if you re forcing yourself to read , stop Stop and come back to it when you are interested and when you will fly through the book This book deserves your full attention and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.This book is one of the most emotional and suspenseful things I have ever read I m not going to try to convince you to read this book, I m not going to tell you that you can t not be disappointed by this book because it might just take the right time, the right mindset, and to be the right person to love it Instead, I will tell you about e...4.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum general, I find that a good book usually elicits one of two responses from me 1 bury my nose in its pages and not come up for air until I m done, or 2 draw out the experience as long as I can, sipping it like a fine wine in order to properly savor all the flavors and textures the story has to offer The Book of Hidden Things definitely fell into the latter category, which happens far less often, so for this reason, 4.5 of 5 stars at The BiblioSanctum general, I find that a good book usually elicits one of two responses from me 1 bury my no...Argh, I am so very sad and frustrated at my rating of this suspenseful, engrossing novel The magic infused surrealist story aligned perfectly with my whimsical light fantasy mood, but alas THE MISOGYNY oozing from every page induced dramatic eye rolls, exasperated annoyance, and occasional urges to yell loudly at men ok not all men, but at least, at Dimitri First, a bit about the story which, had it been done without the abject objectification and sexualization of women, I would have immer Argh, I am so very sad and frustrated at my rating of this suspenseful, engrossing novel The magic infused surrealist story aligned perfectly with my whimsical light ...It s been a long time since I devoured a novel in a day, so it s safe to say this was intensely readable.Apart from the ending making absolutely no sense at all at least, to me I rather enjoyed it A real shame about that ending, though.The Book of Hidden Things is Italian fantasy author Francesco Dimitri s first English novel Wikipedia describes his writing as New Weird, urban fantasy, steampunk, horror The Book of Hidden Things is, certainly, unlike anything I ve read before Part mystery, part psychological thriller, part fantasy, it s an entirely engrossing read It is not just absorbing it absorbs As a reader, it was nearly impossible to put down The story spins itself out in bursts, and the Southern Italian setting The Book of Hidden Things is Italian fantasy author Francesco Dimitri s first English novel Wikipedia describes his writing as New Weird, urban fantasy, steampunk, horror The Book of Hidden Things is, certainly, unlike anything I ve read before Part mystery, part psychological thriller, part fantasy, it s an entirely engrossing read It is not just absorbing it absorbs As a reader, it was nearly impossible to put down The story spins itself out in bursts, and the Southern Italian setting does a great deal to add to the spooky atmosphere Dimitri is a master at setting a scene It is impossible not to become attached to Fabio, Tony,...This book totally pissed me off So f unrealistic Oh yeah Dummy me didn t look closely at the alleged beautiful cover to notice a hung dead dog Who the hell would do something like that let alone read about am...Amazing Strange and page turning with plenty of irreverant humor and great insights regarding family, friendships, and growing up Wonderful for readers who enjoyed The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins.I don t want to write too much about this book, as I think it ll be difficult to do without some serious spoilers, but I will say this 1 The description waaaay undersells it I almost didn t read it, but who am I to turn down a free ARC 2 This is probably because you won t know what this book is until finishing it and even then, you might not It is completely engrossing, has twists and turns you really won t expect, features characters that you might not like very much but goddamn if you I don t want to ...Reviewed for The Bibliophibian.I wasn t sure about this book from the blurb, but some trusted reviewers e.g Mogsy of Bibliosanctum thought extremely highly of it, and I kept seeing it on the shelves, so when I finally spotted it at the library I thought I d give it a go I have to say, I m not sold on it, but I also feel like I need to talk through my thoughts before I really decide.So, what s it about It starts with the Pact a group of four friends, who knew each other from childhood and g Reviewed for The Bibliophibian.I wasn t sure about this book from the blurb, but some trusted reviewers e.g Mogsy of Bibliosanctum thought extremely highly of it, and I kept seeing it on the shelves, so when I finally spotted it at the library I thought I d give it a go I have to say, I m not sold on it, but I also feel like I need to talk through my thoughts before I really decide.So, what s it about It starts with the Pact a group of four friends, who knew each other from childhood and grew up in the same Italian town, have agreed that every year they will meet again in the same place, back in their hometown, to eat pizza and talk and stay in contact, no matter what They can t call each other to set it up, they don t necessarily stay in contact in the meantime, but every year, they meet there The first point of view character is Fabio, a strugg...In all honesty, I can t decide whether I liked that ending or not It sorta demandsstorytelling when this book is clearly complete as it is, and while I could not help but smile in satisfaction at the last word of the novel, I also felt in hindsight and not, crucially, at the time itself that it leaves things open ended in a way that is less here, go play with your imagination and interpret as you will andteehee, there isthat I m not telling you, too bad Which, for a In all honesty, I can t decide whether I liked that ending or not It sorta demandsstorytelling when this book is clearly complete as it is, and while I could not help but smile in satisfaction at the last word of the novel, I also felt in hindsight and not, crucially, at the time itself that it leaves things open ended in a way that is less here, go play with your imagination and interpret as you will andteehee, there isthat I m not telling you, too bad Which, for a book named after the book written by one of the main characters, the charismatic and possibly insane Art, is fitting despite, and perhaps in some small part because of, how unsatis...

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15 September 2017

Francesco Dimitri