Wonder struck by Brian Selznick
Hey Guys! I read a 600 page book in like 2 hours!!! Oh wait, this is by the guy who wrote THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, so there were like 400 pictures. Still though, this is a great ego boost for those of you who are slow readers like me. The book is a nice adventure story of a young boy who goes searching for his long lost father after he loses his hearing during a lightning strike while visiting his dead mom's house. Wait, that doesn't sound very nice. That's kind of a bummer. Despite the premise, it is actually a much more uplifting adventure of a young boy in search of a family. This time, the photos are dedicated mostly to telling a parallel story of a young deaf girl 50 years earlier. As with his previous work, the pencil drawings are absolutely stunning and show case an extraordinary amount of emotion in every pencil stroke. It's magical and easily the best part of this book. As for the written part, while I found it engaging and easy to read, it fails to recapture the magic that was HUGO and it suffers by comparison. It's certainly not a bad book, but if you're going to pick up a book by Brian Selznick, go with HUGO.
6.5/10
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