Juvenile Fiction
Scholastic Inc.
2007
533
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are jeopardized.
My Review:
Wow! This was a totally new reading experience for me. 284 pages of drawings that provides the same experience as picture books, graphic novels, and films. The lengthy sections of wordless illustrations are interspersed with pages of more traditional novelistic prose. It is a heartfelt story about an orphan, the history of early cinema, the mechanics of clocks and other intricate machinery, and a little bit of magic.
I did not put this book down! I found it to be exciting and new because of the art, literature, and the entertainment it provided. It’s a real page turner for sure! I highly recommend this book for people of all ages.
Things to Watch Out for: Brief drinking and drunkenness.
I enjoyed your review and what fantastic illustrations!