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A review by okiecozyreader
Libby Lost and Found by Stephanie Booth
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
I love Libby and her childlike perseverance to help her Children.
Libby is the real author behind F.T. Goldher’s popular series about the Children (kind of like Harry Potter fame but more so). Libby recently found out that she has early onset dementia and can’t seem to finish her last book. A super fan named Peanut writes her often and wants to help her finish her book. Desperate, Libby flies to meet her. Libby’s menagerie of a family keeps her secrets and tries to help her finish her book.
With a book within a book, we get to read parts of The Falling Children, as well as quotes that Peanut recites to learn more about the stories.
“Libby's characters may be clever and brave and go on spectacular adventures, but she is exceptionally dull.” P15
“…we become the stories we tell ourselves." P59
“There's always a 'lie' in what we believe, an 'if' in life, and an 'end' in friends,…” p82
“this only makes Peanut love F. T. Goldhero even more. He cares more about who people are on the inside, which means Peanut has a chance, too.” P121
“…the Children became more real than anything in Libby's own life. Out of her imagination sprang flesh and bone. More importantly, their story became a place for her to hide.” P159
“It's so un-Rosemary now. She's even having to stop modeling. It is dangerous and terrifying and perfect.” P208
“Falling' conveys this sense of excitement and danger and feeling out of control. But there's also something so hopeful about it-you can fall in love, for instance. Or into good luck. Or a pile of crisp autumn leaves.” P215
“Sometimes we need to tell ourselves a story to prepare for the truth,…” p267
“The best way to make something real," says Everlee,
"is to give it a name. Even better, a story.” P367
“What do you want readers to take away from this book?
That the parts of ourselves we perceive as weak-nesses, those secrets that we're most ashamed of, are really our biggest strengths. That just because you're going through something difficult doesn't mean you have to go through it alone. And that imagination can sustain us in the most lovely, unexpected ways.
Also, dogs really do make everything better.”
Author interview
Libby is the real author behind F.T. Goldher’s popular series about the Children (kind of like Harry Potter fame but more so). Libby recently found out that she has early onset dementia and can’t seem to finish her last book. A super fan named Peanut writes her often and wants to help her finish her book. Desperate, Libby flies to meet her. Libby’s menagerie of a family keeps her secrets and tries to help her finish her book.
With a book within a book, we get to read parts of The Falling Children, as well as quotes that Peanut recites to learn more about the stories.
“Libby's characters may be clever and brave and go on spectacular adventures, but she is exceptionally dull.” P15
“…we become the stories we tell ourselves." P59
“There's always a 'lie' in what we believe, an 'if' in life, and an 'end' in friends,…” p82
“this only makes Peanut love F. T. Goldhero even more. He cares more about who people are on the inside, which means Peanut has a chance, too.” P121
“…the Children became more real than anything in Libby's own life. Out of her imagination sprang flesh and bone. More importantly, their story became a place for her to hide.” P159
“It's so un-Rosemary now. She's even having to stop modeling. It is dangerous and terrifying and perfect.” P208
“Falling' conveys this sense of excitement and danger and feeling out of control. But there's also something so hopeful about it-you can fall in love, for instance. Or into good luck. Or a pile of crisp autumn leaves.” P215
“Sometimes we need to tell ourselves a story to prepare for the truth,…” p267
“The best way to make something real," says Everlee,
"is to give it a name. Even better, a story.” P367
“What do you want readers to take away from this book?
That the parts of ourselves we perceive as weak-nesses, those secrets that we're most ashamed of, are really our biggest strengths. That just because you're going through something difficult doesn't mean you have to go through it alone. And that imagination can sustain us in the most lovely, unexpected ways.
Also, dogs really do make everything better.”
Author interview
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug abuse, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment