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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
Ugh, sigh. I liked the story. I thought the characters were fairly interesting, despite the silliness of the supporting characters and the odd way the friendships evolved through the story and the lore. Overall I was not offended by the writing because I understood it was a YA novel and with that comes some idiosyncrasies.
That said, the narration was awful. some of the lines were read poorly (emPHAsis on the wrong word making the meaning feel clumsy). But that was nothing compared to the accents. The narrator trying to find the accent was akin to looking for a light switch in a dark room. desperately feeling around left and right and up and down, and when you finally find it and flip the switch, the light burns out forcing you to feel around for a different light source. Tragic would be the best way to describe it.
That said, the narration was awful. some of the lines were read poorly (emPHAsis on the wrong word making the meaning feel clumsy). But that was nothing compared to the accents. The narrator trying to find the accent was akin to looking for a light switch in a dark room. desperately feeling around left and right and up and down, and when you finally find it and flip the switch, the light burns out forcing you to feel around for a different light source. Tragic would be the best way to describe it.
I loved the mix of photos and text! This is a very good expansion of the movie, for someone who had only seen the movie before reading it. I'm very excited to read Hollow City when I get my hands on it. Since the book ends so much differently than the movie, I of course need to see where the story goes.
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did watch the movie before reading the book and I have to say, the book is SO MUCH BETTER! The movie made me think this was going to be more of a whimsical children’s book, but I’m happy to say it wasn’t. It dealt with more realistic and mature problems and I enjoyed the characters a lot more.
I really enjoyed this book and think that it's fantastic that the author tried something new and different. I liked how the story and the pictures melded so well together. It is hard to imagine this story working without the amazing photos. The only thing that I truly disliked about this book was that it seems to be set up for a sequel. I simply can't see that there is enough mystery left for another novel, nor do I imagine that the magic of this kind of storytelling, through words as well as found pictures, will hold.
I love Ransom Riggs's writing style. His sentences are like poetry. The story is an interesting one. I love the photographs intertwined throughout the book. Very unique and engaging.
adventurous
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Chrissy donated this book for the Little Library and I took it. I liked it enough that I ordered the five other books in the series. This book is definitely outside my typical genre, but it was a quirky, charming change.
So, why did I, a nearly 70 year old retired person, decide to read this novel for Young Adults. As it happens, I was wandering around an airport on my way somewhere or other and saw Olivia hovering on the cover of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I am a sucker for cover art, and this caught my attention. The pleasant sales lady said how she loved it and offered to sell me a copy, or at least to write down the name and author.
Four years later, upon finding the blank sales slip with the title, I decided to look it up at my local library. I thought I could read it as a diversion from other "more substantial books with redeeming messages". My lesson from this experience is not to be a YA book bigot.
I found the book and it characters utterly charming. The characters we were to like, I loved. The characters and monsters I was to dislike, were terrible to the highest degree. You can read the synopsis here at Good Reads, so I won't bother rehashing that ground. Suffice to say, this a good read. Very entertaining. I have found other books that I say have no redeeming character apart from making you feel good when you read them. I am not sure what higher praise could be offered to a book.
BTW. The four stars are only because at 70 years, I hate to admit how much I enjoyed this little book, but it did touch my young-at-heartness.
Four years later, upon finding the blank sales slip with the title, I decided to look it up at my local library. I thought I could read it as a diversion from other "more substantial books with redeeming messages". My lesson from this experience is not to be a YA book bigot.
I found the book and it characters utterly charming. The characters we were to like, I loved. The characters and monsters I was to dislike, were terrible to the highest degree. You can read the synopsis here at Good Reads, so I won't bother rehashing that ground. Suffice to say, this a good read. Very entertaining. I have found other books that I say have no redeeming character apart from making you feel good when you read them. I am not sure what higher praise could be offered to a book.
BTW. The four stars are only because at 70 years, I hate to admit how much I enjoyed this little book, but it did touch my young-at-heartness.
It took me so long (from September 2016 to January 2022) to finish reading this particular book. I had started reading it in preparation for the 2016 movie of the same name. I had decided to go to the premiere with Gengar and I had wanted to be prepared for it. I must say that I'm rather happy that the final book of this series, [b:The Desolations of Devil's Acre|41556895|The Desolations of Devil's Acre (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #6)|Ransom Riggs|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1603822853l/41556895._SY75_.jpg|64838751] , was released in 2021.
This way, I can do the same thing I did for the Shattered Realms series: gobble it up in one go in hopes it does a dent to my Reading Challenge of 2022, at least enough to free up my November to attempt to do some more Nanowrimo. *crossing my fingers*
This particular story was a pretty typical of an adventure kind of story. It's a nice introduction to the world of the peculiars, with an interesting main character. I can't wait to listen to the remainder of their story.
This way, I can do the same thing I did for the Shattered Realms series: gobble it up in one go in hopes it does a dent to my Reading Challenge of 2022, at least enough to free up my November to attempt to do some more Nanowrimo. *crossing my fingers*
This particular story was a pretty typical of an adventure kind of story. It's a nice introduction to the world of the peculiars, with an interesting main character. I can't wait to listen to the remainder of their story.