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The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

23 reviews

em_hudson03101's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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cassie7e's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

The sweet relaxing read I needed during a rough week (especially with all broody books on the rest of the docket!). It had me smiling at moments of quiet, indirect snarky hilarity and at heartfelt, touching interactions. It wrapped up neatly, though I wish we got to see more of the relationship resolution on page.

My favorite characters - charming Bomber, sweet Eunice, straightforward Sarah

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zimmerlemon's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed that! Touch of surrealism, lovely fleshed out characters. Would definitely reread

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elysahenegar's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

What a unique story! I enjoyed both storylines--Laura, Freddie, and Sunshine, a "found family" trying to return Anthony's lost things to their owners, and Eunice and Bomber's wonderful, enduring friendship--as well as anticipating how the two would come together. This is a tender story about love and friendship told with good humor and great characters, among whom are a wise young girl with Down Syndrome ("dancing drome," she calls it) and a feisty ghost! Definitely recommend!

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storykotori's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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mysterymom40's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

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staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

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funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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siobhanward's review against another edition

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lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

This was a cute read and I had a lot of fun with it. It definitely took me a while to clue into how the plots intertwined, but it was worth the wait. I would have loved more about Laura reuniting owners with their lost things, but I get why that wasn't a major part of the plot. I thought Hogan's writing was clever and sweet. I think a bit more focus on the objects and their owners and a little less on Laura would have made the book even better, since I found that a lot of her plot didn't add a ton to the book.

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cwerber's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I cannot ignore that the plot of this book is similar to the plot The Messy Lives of Book People. Both have a secondary character who is a writer, older, and dies about a third of the way through. Both have a main character who is a housekeeper, married young, and feels like the best years of her life are behind her. (Naturally, I took offense to this since I was about the main character's age.) And both must take on tasks that feel Herculean in nature. Oh, and both are British.

I could not ignore the similarities. I really, really couldn't.

I also wanted to shake the main characters to try and make them see sense.

Though, in this book we have a parallel story about a woman who finds something that is central to the book. There's also a young woman with Down's Syndrome, a suitor who just can't see to express his interest in the main character, and a ghost.

I caught myself rolling my eyes at the main character often at what she says and does. I was tempted a few times to throw it across the room, but since I was reading it on a laptop, I opted not to.

Look, it obviously not what I was hoping it would be. But perhaps it may be for you.

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olivianuzzo's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is just such a nice book. A quick little read that just feels like a warm hug. I truly loved this!!! Perfect for getting me out of my reading slump!!

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