The Robot King
by Brian Selznick
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
those wanting a bit of magic
This was a weird, magical sort of book that I picked up at the library for my son. He loved it so much he bugged me to read it too. So I picked it up to read today while my pie was in the oven.
The book wasn't at all what I expected. The beginning was as I thought, but it took a strange and wonderful turn and continued on, surprising me with every page and illustration. Really a fantastic book to read to children and worth looking for.
The book wasn't at all what I expected. The beginning was as I thought, but it took a strange and wonderful turn and continued on, surprising me with every page and illustration. Really a fantastic book to read to children and worth looking for.
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Read in March, 2008
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people who like really weird books
Ok, this is TOO weird! Don't read it unless you like really weird books! It's these two kids who have lost their mom to the "grey fever", and they build this robot that comes to life and he can make broken things work again and fly around in the air. It's freaky, and most of the book is just of the robot making stuff fly through the sky. Just too weird and depressing!
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I don't have a problem with weird books. I have a problem with bad modern fantasies. The pictures are breath-taking, but the story doesn't flow. It was like the writer's attention span didn't exist.
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Well, the book does look like it's pretty good, but I wish it were longer, I'm probably be more interested in reading it. But I'll add it to my "to-read" list!
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reviewer on Goodreads panned this as just being too weird, so I had to check it out. From the publisher's blurb, it sounds great. Will give it a try.
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Never mind, I no longer want to read it. I never knew it was so thin!
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