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A review by derektheexplorer
Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina Henry
5.0
[b:Peter Pan|34268|Peter Pan|J.M. Barrie|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1337714526l/34268._SX50_.jpg|1358908] meets [b:Lord of the Flies|7624|Lord of the Flies|William Golding|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327869409l/7624._SY75_.jpg|2766512] in the novel [b:Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook|32828538|Lost Boy The True Story of Captain Hook|Christina Henry|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1505240721l/32828538._SY75_.jpg|53432430], told from a narrative perspective reversal that challenges the classic view of hero and villain in the style of [b:The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs|125507|The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs|Jon Scieszka|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1327884731l/125507._SX50_.jpg|120878] narrated by A. Wolf.
Lost boy somehow manages to maintain some of the childish lightness from the classic tale even as it reveals a dark and murderous plot with great insight into abusive dynamics. It's bloody, but it's bloody good.
Lost boy somehow manages to maintain some of the childish lightness from the classic tale even as it reveals a dark and murderous plot with great insight into abusive dynamics. It's bloody, but it's bloody good.