The Library Of Souls By Ransom Riggs Summary

I read “The Library of Souls”, written by Ransom Riggs. Ransom RIggs, the author of this novel, grew up on a farm on the Eastern shore of Maryland and also in a little house by the beach in Englewood, Florida. He was lonely, since he had no brothers or sisters to play with. He liked telling stories from when he was young, sometimes with pictures, sometimes with words, and that was how he spent his free time for recreation. When he got a little older, he got a camera for his birthday and started getting interested in photography. Riggs studied literature in Kenyon College and studied film at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and got a degree in English.
Ransom Riggs collected many vernacular photographs and approached his
First of all, it was incredibly predictable. Many times, things were resolved through something very convenient happening totally out of nowhere and by surprise. For example, the main character Jacob, many times, almost died but was miraculously saved because some person or some thing appeared out of nowhere. Jacob gets a headache, he senses the hollows, the hollows appear and Jacob gets rid of them. The same pattern repeats its self over and over which gets the reader bored.
However, despite the lack of suspense, overall the book was extremely interesting. Riggs’s creepy photographs, spread throughout the book were enjoyable and added mystery into the story. My favorite part was how Jacob Portman, the main character, grow and change throughout the 3 books. At first he was incredibly unskilled, weak and confused. He didn’t know anything about his powers and what he was capable of and was extremely passive. However, he was encouraged by his friends and companions and he gradually became more brave and confident. I also liked how the third book started, since the second book ended with a cliffhanger, with Jacob and Emma’s lives at