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3.5 stars
Not my usual type of book (and I it took some time to actually figure out WHAT type this was), but I enjoyed it. I eventually decided that it was better to read it in chunks so that I had time to reflect on what I'd read. The use of actual pictures is a plus; trying to visualize Riggs going through hundreds of actual photos to help tell the story made me very curious. When I was finished and read his bio and saw that he writes for Mental Floss, it made a lot of sense, too. (I was fortunate to me
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The beautiful design and vintage photographs drew me to this book. Unfortunately, the story pushed me right back out... The general concept is fine: Jacob travels to an isolated Welsh Island to find the home where his grandfather hid from the Nazis during WWII. Beyond that, sadly, the story becomes an unconvincing attempt to connect a group of disparate photos, involving a time loop and a blatant spin on X-men via WWII with heaps and heaps of simile. I would rather know the real story behind the
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3 1/2 stars
The reviews for this book are all over the map. Some mentioned that at a certain point the book changes so greatly & not for the better, so I kept waiting for that moment to happen. It didn't for me. I enjoyed the whole thing, although I admit that it wasn't really what I was expecting. ...more
The reviews for this book are all over the map. Some mentioned that at a certain point the book changes so greatly & not for the better, so I kept waiting for that moment to happen. It didn't for me. I enjoyed the whole thing, although I admit that it wasn't really what I was expecting. ...more
Some of the pictures in this book creeped me out, even though I'm 23 years old and this is a teen novel. Despite that, it was a really great story. I'm guessing it's not finished though. At least I hope not.
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