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Wonderstruck
by Brian Selznick
"Maybe, thought Ben, we are all cabinets of wonders."
A life-giving, hope-giving masterpiece. In the vein of Hugo Cabret, Wonderstruck is a novel articulated both pictorially and linguistically. This book traverses a vast multitude of themes, ranging from loss, to temporality, memory, disability, and of course friendship (as all the best middle grade novels do!).
I love stories with multiple points of view and was so enamored by the inventiveness of this particular novel, which ambitiously details the stories of two characters: one whose life is depicted
through text, and the other’s solely through illustrations. Even the acknowledgements section of this book was stunning.
Hugo Cabret has been one of my favorite books since I was a child and Wonderstruck has been on my To-be-read list for probably 7 years now. After reading this, I can definitely say that Brian Selznick is one of my favorite authors and I’m so excited to read more of his works!
A life-giving, hope-giving masterpiece. In the vein of Hugo Cabret, Wonderstruck is a novel articulated both pictorially and linguistically. This book traverses a vast multitude of themes, ranging from loss, to temporality, memory, disability, and of course friendship (as all the best middle grade novels do!).
I love stories with multiple points of view and was so enamored by the inventiveness of this particular novel, which ambitiously details the stories of two characters: one whose life is depicted
through text, and the other’s solely through illustrations. Even the acknowledgements section of this book was stunning.
Hugo Cabret has been one of my favorite books since I was a child and Wonderstruck has been on my To-be-read list for probably 7 years now. After reading this, I can definitely say that Brian Selznick is one of my favorite authors and I’m so excited to read more of his works!