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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
by Ransom Riggs
I picked this book solely on the title and the picture on the cover. I knew nothing about it going into it but I figured it had to be interesting. As I started reading this, the main character is a teenager. So I went to Barnes and Noble’s website and looked up the information on it, I discovered this was a young adult book.
Now, I don’t have any problems with young adult books because I have an 11-year-old and sometimes I think it is good to read something before her just to make sure it is acceptable reading material. So I proceeded reading this book and I have to say I just adored it!
The characters are charming and the story line is quirky, complicated and intriguing. Jacob is a loner teenager who grew up listening to his grandfather’s ‘tales’ of peculiar children at the home his grandfather grew up in and monsters. One day his grandfather is killed and Jacob’s life is turned upside down as he battles nightmares and general depression. He begins to see a shrink who encourages him to seek out the home off the coast of Wales. Once Jacob begins his journey, he encounters may wonderful and peculiar people and things.
What I loved about this story- apparently this book was written around a collection of photographs the author received from various people. The pictures are included in the book and they are fascinating. I found myself staring at them and returning to them throughout the story because they really added to the story I imagined in my head while reading. I also loved the characters and the story behind each of the peculiar children. Again, having the pictures to reference for my own benefit really proved to enrich the story for me and creating a multimedia story.
The only thing that really threw me for a loop (no pun intended which you will see after you read the story) was the explanation for the time travel. It was very complicated and I am not sure a 13-17 year old would fully understand it (because I didn’t). I had to re-read that section a number of times and I finally gave up and said hey, the author knows what he is talking about.
I hope my daughter ends up reading it… I told her to add it to her list but she never listens to me. It is a good read for both kids and adults and I recommend it.
Now, I don’t have any problems with young adult books because I have an 11-year-old and sometimes I think it is good to read something before her just to make sure it is acceptable reading material. So I proceeded reading this book and I have to say I just adored it!
The characters are charming and the story line is quirky, complicated and intriguing. Jacob is a loner teenager who grew up listening to his grandfather’s ‘tales’ of peculiar children at the home his grandfather grew up in and monsters. One day his grandfather is killed and Jacob’s life is turned upside down as he battles nightmares and general depression. He begins to see a shrink who encourages him to seek out the home off the coast of Wales. Once Jacob begins his journey, he encounters may wonderful and peculiar people and things.
What I loved about this story- apparently this book was written around a collection of photographs the author received from various people. The pictures are included in the book and they are fascinating. I found myself staring at them and returning to them throughout the story because they really added to the story I imagined in my head while reading. I also loved the characters and the story behind each of the peculiar children. Again, having the pictures to reference for my own benefit really proved to enrich the story for me and creating a multimedia story.
The only thing that really threw me for a loop (no pun intended which you will see after you read the story) was the explanation for the time travel. It was very complicated and I am not sure a 13-17 year old would fully understand it (because I didn’t). I had to re-read that section a number of times and I finally gave up and said hey, the author knows what he is talking about.
I hope my daughter ends up reading it… I told her to add it to her list but she never listens to me. It is a good read for both kids and adults and I recommend it.