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Brian Selznick is an amazing artist. I could literally stare at his amazingly detailed and expressive black & white drawings for minutes at a time. Hugo Cabret amazed me in both story and form, and Selznick is at it again in this book.
However, while this book is beautiful and the story is heartwarming and lovely, it just didn't blow me away like Hugo Cabret did. I really felt like the connection between the format and the story worked better in reference to silent film -- and while I loved the ...more
However, while this book is beautiful and the story is heartwarming and lovely, it just didn't blow me away like Hugo Cabret did. I really felt like the connection between the format and the story worked better in reference to silent film -- and while I loved the ...more
I was impressed with the concept. I didn't care for the writing.
Line for 2013-Books found poem:
- "Ben could feel the letters vibrating on his fingers."
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Line for 2013-Books found poem:
- "Ben could feel the letters vibrating on his fingers."
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Aug 22, 2011
Rachel
marked it as to-read
