Max Starling comes from a theatrical family – his parents own a theater and are very well-known. This is a textbook case of a novel not living up to expectations. Sadly my Ah-ha! moment never came and I’m left struggling to come up with something to say about The Book of Lost Things. I’ve sat on this review for nearly a week, hoping that inspiration would strike at some point. When these two disappear, what can sort-of-theatrical Max and his not-at-all theatrical grandmother do? They have to wait to find out something, anything, and to worry, and, in Max’s case, to figure out how to earn a living at the same time as he maintains his independence. Max Starling’s equally theatrical mother is not a boaster but she enjoys a good adventure as much as her husband. He also likes to boast (about his acting skills, his wife’s acting skills, a fortune only his family knows is metaphorical), but more than anything he likes to have adventures. Summary: Max Starling’s theatrical father likes to say that at twelve a boy is independent. Title: The Book of Lost Things (Mister Max #1)
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