It was about a young boy who stumbles into an enchanted forest after trying to escape the reality of his unhappy life. In the forest he meets many characters who are familiar to him (and us) from common fairy tales. However, their versions of the stories we know are not the same. And the little boy's search for a way home from the forest forms the narrative of the story.
I really enjoyed the book - it was a book that was full of wolves and castles and rickety bridges. The good guys were good and the villains were bad. It was perfect for staying up late and reading under the covers with a flashlight...err...grown-up booklight.
There were definitely themes of adulthood and voice of a child, etc., etc., in this book that I suppose you could appreciate. Also parallels between his life in the real world and that of the enchanted forest. I tried not to overthink it and just devoured the story.
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