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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)

Ransom Riggs

Start date: January 1, 2018

Finish date: January 31, 2018

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Jan 09, 2019 Vikas rated it really liked it

Shelves: first-editions, hardcover, owned, nbtr, part-of-box-set

After months of deliberation, I was able to buy the trilogy hardcover box set and then again it stayed there waiting for me to read it, well wait no longer because I am done reading the first book in the series and I loved it. Wow the wonderful photographs and the story bowen around them loved it. Of course I am also a photographer so I can appreciate the photos a bit more. My very first thought after watching their powers was X-Men but yeah. So an island stuck in time, a teenager in US who grew ...more

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May 12, 2017 Angela Blount rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, forget-the-space-time-continuum

I may have gone into this book with some erroneous expectations, as the cover and blurb invoked impressions of A Series of Unfortunate Events (minus the whimsy) accented with pieces from half a dozen Tim Burton movies.

The story is told solely from the first-person past-tense perspective of 16-year-old Jacob Portman. In a compelling use of historical interweaving, Jacob also happens to be the grandson of a Jewish immigrant and WW2 veteran who was orphaned by the Holocaust. The use of the eerie an
I may have gone into this book with some erroneous expectations, as the cover and blurb invoked impressions of A Series of Unfortunate Events (minus the whimsy) accented with pieces from half a dozen Tim Burton movies.

The story is told solely from the first-person past-tense perspective of 16-year-old Jacob Portman. In a compelling use of historical interweaving, Jacob also happens to be the grandson of a Jewish immigrant and WW2 veteran who was orphaned by the Holocaust. The use of the eerie and ethereal "vintage photos" depicting Peculiar children is a prominent highlight that sets this book’s concept apart from other paranormal YA reads.

“We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing in them becomes too high.”

The book starts out exceptionally well—engaging, mysterious, and fast-paced. But once Jacob leaves the U.S. and begins exploring the island, things stall a bit. Even once he locates the home for Peculiars (taking on a huge increase in characters), things move slower than I would have preferred. My attachment to Jacob stalled at about that point as well, and most of the Peculiar children—while interesting in the moment—quickly faded from my recollection. I’ll chalk this effect up to the story being more plot than character-driven.

The toying with the historical timeline felt a bit confusing and over-complicated. It was clever to have these hidden children kept safe (view spoiler) I appreciated the WW2 tie-ins, but the way the time-travel element ultimately works proved a bit off-putting for this reader. The rushed pacing toward the end was a bit of an impediment as well.

Not a bad read on the whole, but this reader is on the fence over whether or not to invest in the second installment.
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Jun 27, 2015 Linda Bakker-Zwakhals rated it really liked it

I loved this story! I was a little hesitant at first, because everybody seemed to like it, and I hate it when everybody likes a book and I don't. But then I saw the movie trailer and I knew I had to read it! And boy am I glad I did. Even though the story starts a little slow, it really picks up soon and after that i just could not put it down. It has many lovely characters in it, and the world that has been created sounds utterly marvelous. I thought the pictures that accompany the story enhance ...more

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Jun 28, 2013 Nila rated it really liked it

Shelves: favorites

I found this book in hard cover at my local bookstore and I loved it! A great read for teens or adults. It combined photograph and fiction writing.

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Jun 25, 2015 Melli rated it really liked it

I loved the book I really did, and I loved the photos in the book that helped tell the story, I loved the creepiness and the unkownn, but the book didn't excite me enough to want to continue with the series. Which is why I gave it four stars, to me it didn't matter what happens next. The original story was explained. And that was good enough for me.however I would recommend this book, especially just for the creepy photos and the story that they became part of. Very creative writing. ...more

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