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bookdreamer24's review
5.0
A really cute and fun book. But a fun graphic novel! Highly recommend if you want an escape. Who knew so much excitement can happen in a train station.
protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
An odd combination of mechanical parts and dreams. You wouldn't think it would work so well together but it does. My only criticism is that I found myself wanting more pictures. Since we got to see some moments illustrated, it made me want to see them all. In one way, this is a compliment to the format and how quickly I adapted to and came to expect to be visually engaged.
applegnreads's review against another edition
4.0
Truthfully, the writing and plot are only so-so, but the concept of the book is good enough to bump it up.
shaeherrick3323's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
mrbear's review against another edition
4.0
Fantastic illustrations and a really fun story made this a great read. It doesn't take too long, but there's nothing about it that isn't impressive. Highly recommended.
haemelle's review against another edition
5.0
I read this in the 4th grade and reread the following year. It's such an intriguing illustrated novel for kids and I constantly think back to it as one of my favorite childhood books. AMAZING!
joana_stormblessed's review against another edition
4.0
i really enjoyed this book a whole lot. it was cute, funny, gripping and definitely very interesting! i loved the ending and how it ties everything together from the title of the book to the whole entire story!
book_concierge's review against another edition
5.0
5***** and a ❤
Hugo Cabret is an orphan who lives in the Paris Train Station, taking care of the clocks as his uncle trained him to do. His secret project, though, is finishing the invention his father was working on when he died. He steals parts from a toy shop – small gears and screws and springs. But when he’s caught, he gets embroiled in an even bigger mystery.
What a treasure! This inventive, unusual novel in words and pictures, won the Caldecott medal for illustration. The reader really needs to spend some time pouring over these intricate drawings, for they forward the story. The text skips from section/chapter to section/chapter, with the intricate illustrations filling in the plot.
The book is intended for children, but will delight adults as well. The story of Hugo, Isabelle and Papa Georges is enthralling, and kept me guessing. But the drawings … oh, the drawings! They are rich and subtle and complex and detailed, showing incredible depth of field and use of light and shadow.
It's a hefty book - some 525 pages, and the paper is thick. But it's a very fast read. The first time I read it straight through in just a couple of hours. But on this second reading I took more time to pour over the illustrations, really studying the detail.
(NOTE: updated Sept 2017, after second reading)
Hugo Cabret is an orphan who lives in the Paris Train Station, taking care of the clocks as his uncle trained him to do. His secret project, though, is finishing the invention his father was working on when he died. He steals parts from a toy shop – small gears and screws and springs. But when he’s caught, he gets embroiled in an even bigger mystery.
What a treasure! This inventive, unusual novel in words and pictures, won the Caldecott medal for illustration. The reader really needs to spend some time pouring over these intricate drawings, for they forward the story. The text skips from section/chapter to section/chapter, with the intricate illustrations filling in the plot.
The book is intended for children, but will delight adults as well. The story of Hugo, Isabelle and Papa Georges is enthralling, and kept me guessing. But the drawings … oh, the drawings! They are rich and subtle and complex and detailed, showing incredible depth of field and use of light and shadow.
It's a hefty book - some 525 pages, and the paper is thick. But it's a very fast read. The first time I read it straight through in just a couple of hours. But on this second reading I took more time to pour over the illustrations, really studying the detail.
(NOTE: updated Sept 2017, after second reading)
rjdenney's review against another edition
5.0
5 STARS!!
Easily one of my favorite books of all time!
I've never read a book like this. The way that it was told through illustrations and novel form was interesting for me and made the reading experience 10x better. The story of Hugo and his adventure was refreshing & different and the all craziness he gets himself into was fun to read. I look forard to reading more by Brian and seeing the movie adaption of this book when it comes out NOVEMBER of this year. I can't wait. :)
I'd recommend this to everyone who enjoys middle-grade fiction, because it's my favorite genre!
- R.D.
Easily one of my favorite books of all time!
I've never read a book like this. The way that it was told through illustrations and novel form was interesting for me and made the reading experience 10x better. The story of Hugo and his adventure was refreshing & different and the all craziness he gets himself into was fun to read. I look forard to reading more by Brian and seeing the movie adaption of this book when it comes out NOVEMBER of this year. I can't wait. :)
I'd recommend this to everyone who enjoys middle-grade fiction, because it's my favorite genre!
- R.D.