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袙懈薪邪褏褨写 袚褞谐芯 袣邪斜褉械
袪芯屑邪薪 褍 褋谢芯胁邪褏 褨 屑邪谢褞薪泻邪褏 袘褉邪褟薪邪 小械谢蟹薪褨泻邪
芦袙懈薪邪褏褨写 袚褞谐芯 袣邪斜褉械禄 鈥� 写懈胁芯胁懈卸薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟, 褟泻邪 胁褨写斜褍谢邪褋褟 1931 褉芯泻褍 锌褨写 写邪褏邪屑懈 袩邪褉懈卸邪. 孝褍褌 胁懈 锌芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褌械褋褟 蟹 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻芯屑, 褟泻懈泄 泻芯谢懈褋褜 写邪胁薪芯 胁懈褟胁懈胁 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔懈泄 屑邪谢褞薪芯泻 鈥� 褨 褑械 薪邪胁褨泻懈 蟹屑褨薪懈谢芯 泄芯谐芯 卸懈褌褌褟...
袥懈褕械薪褜 褍褟胁褨褌褜, 薪褨斜懈 胁懈 褋懈写懈褌械 胁 褌械屑褉褟胁褨, 褟泻 锌械褉械写 锌芯褔邪褌泻芯屑 褎褨谢褜屑褍. 小泻芯褉芯 薪邪 械泻褉邪薪褨 蟹褨泄写械 褋芯薪褑械 褨 胁邪褋 胁褨写薪械褋械 写芯 胁芯泻蟹邪谢褍 锌芯褋械褉械写 屑褨褋褌邪. 袙懈 褍胁褨褉胁械褌械褋褟 泻褉褨蟹褜 写胁械褉褨 褍 胁械谢械谢褞写薪褍 蟹邪谢褍 胁械褋褌懈斜褞谢褟. 袉 胁褉械褕褌褨-褉械褕褌 锌芯褋械褉械写 薪邪褌芯胁锌褍 胁懈 锌芯斜邪褔懈褌械 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 胁懈褉褍褕懈褌褜 褍 薪械褌褉褨 胁芯泻蟹邪谢褍. 袉写褨褌褜 蟹邪 薪懈屑, 邪写卸械 褑械 袚褞谐芯 袣邪斜褉械. 校 薪褜芯谐芯 胁 谐芯谢芯胁褨 锌芯胁薪芯 褌邪褦屑薪懈褑褜, 褨 胁褨薪 褔械泻邪褦, 泻芯谢懈 褉芯蟹锌芯褔薪械褌褜褋褟 泄芯谐芯 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟.
校 泻薪懈蟹褨 锌械褉械锌谢褨褌邪褞褌褜褋褟 薪械 谢懈褕械 写胁邪 褔邪褋芯胁懈褏 胁懈屑褨褉懈, 邪谢械 泄 写胁邪 屑械褌芯写懈 蟹芯斜褉邪卸械薪薪褟 锌芯写褨泄: 蟹胁懈褔薪懈泄 褌械泻褋褌 褨 褉械邪谢褨褋褌懈褔薪褨 褨谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褩, 褟泻褨, 蟹邪 蟹邪写褍屑芯屑, 邪胁褌芯褉邪 褋褌邪谢懈 锌芯胁薪芯褑褨薪薪芯褞 褋泻谢邪写芯胁芯褞 褋褞卸械褌褍.
芦袙懈薪邪褏褨写 袚褞谐芯 袣邪斜褉械禄 鈥� 锌械褉褕懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪, 褟泻懈泄 斜褍胁 胁褨写蟹薪邪褔械薪懈泄 屑械写邪谢谢褞 袣邪谢褜写械泻芯褌褌邪. 袗 械泻褉邪薪褨蟹邪褑褨褟 泻薪懈谐懈 胁褨写 袦邪褉褌褨薪邪 小泻芯褉褋械蟹械 斜褍谢邪 薪芯屑褨薪芯胁邪薪邪 薪邪 11 锌褉械屑褨泄 芦袨褋泻邪褉禄.
芦袙懈薪邪褏褨写 袚褞谐芯 袣邪斜褉械禄 鈥� 写懈胁芯胁懈卸薪邪 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟, 褟泻邪 胁褨写斜褍谢邪褋褟 1931 褉芯泻褍 锌褨写 写邪褏邪屑懈 袩邪褉懈卸邪. 孝褍褌 胁懈 锌芯蟹薪邪泄芯屑懈褌械褋褟 蟹 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻芯屑, 褟泻懈泄 泻芯谢懈褋褜 写邪胁薪芯 胁懈褟胁懈胁 褌邪褦屑薪懈褔懈泄 屑邪谢褞薪芯泻 鈥� 褨 褑械 薪邪胁褨泻懈 蟹屑褨薪懈谢芯 泄芯谐芯 卸懈褌褌褟...
袥懈褕械薪褜 褍褟胁褨褌褜, 薪褨斜懈 胁懈 褋懈写懈褌械 胁 褌械屑褉褟胁褨, 褟泻 锌械褉械写 锌芯褔邪褌泻芯屑 褎褨谢褜屑褍. 小泻芯褉芯 薪邪 械泻褉邪薪褨 蟹褨泄写械 褋芯薪褑械 褨 胁邪褋 胁褨写薪械褋械 写芯 胁芯泻蟹邪谢褍 锌芯褋械褉械写 屑褨褋褌邪. 袙懈 褍胁褨褉胁械褌械褋褟 泻褉褨蟹褜 写胁械褉褨 褍 胁械谢械谢褞写薪褍 蟹邪谢褍 胁械褋褌懈斜褞谢褟. 袉 胁褉械褕褌褨-褉械褕褌 锌芯褋械褉械写 薪邪褌芯胁锌褍 胁懈 锌芯斜邪褔懈褌械 褏谢芯锌褔懈泻邪, 褟泻懈泄 胁懈褉褍褕懈褌褜 褍 薪械褌褉褨 胁芯泻蟹邪谢褍. 袉写褨褌褜 蟹邪 薪懈屑, 邪写卸械 褑械 袚褞谐芯 袣邪斜褉械. 校 薪褜芯谐芯 胁 谐芯谢芯胁褨 锌芯胁薪芯 褌邪褦屑薪懈褑褜, 褨 胁褨薪 褔械泻邪褦, 泻芯谢懈 褉芯蟹锌芯褔薪械褌褜褋褟 泄芯谐芯 褨褋褌芯褉褨褟.
校 泻薪懈蟹褨 锌械褉械锌谢褨褌邪褞褌褜褋褟 薪械 谢懈褕械 写胁邪 褔邪褋芯胁懈褏 胁懈屑褨褉懈, 邪谢械 泄 写胁邪 屑械褌芯写懈 蟹芯斜褉邪卸械薪薪褟 锌芯写褨泄: 蟹胁懈褔薪懈泄 褌械泻褋褌 褨 褉械邪谢褨褋褌懈褔薪褨 褨谢褞褋褌褉邪褑褨褩, 褟泻褨, 蟹邪 蟹邪写褍屑芯屑, 邪胁褌芯褉邪 褋褌邪谢懈 锌芯胁薪芯褑褨薪薪芯褞 褋泻谢邪写芯胁芯褞 褋褞卸械褌褍.
芦袙懈薪邪褏褨写 袚褞谐芯 袣邪斜褉械禄 鈥� 锌械褉褕懈泄 褉芯屑邪薪, 褟泻懈泄 斜褍胁 胁褨写蟹薪邪褔械薪懈泄 屑械写邪谢谢褞 袣邪谢褜写械泻芯褌褌邪. 袗 械泻褉邪薪褨蟹邪褑褨褟 泻薪懈谐懈 胁褨写 袦邪褉褌褨薪邪 小泻芯褉褋械蟹械 斜褍谢邪 薪芯屑褨薪芯胁邪薪邪 薪邪 11 锌褉械屑褨泄 芦袨褋泻邪褉禄.
544 pages, Hardcover
First published March 1, 2007
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Brian Selznick
65听books4,039听followersHello there. My name is Brian Selznick and I鈥檓 the author and illustrator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret. I was born in 1966 in New Jersey. I have a sister who is a teacher, a brother who is a brain surgeon, and five nephews and one niece. I studied at The Rhode Island School of Design and after I graduated from college I worked at Eeyore鈥檚 Books for Children in New York City. I learned all about children鈥檚 books from my boss Steve Geck who is now an editor of children鈥檚 books at Greenwillow. While I was at Eeyore鈥檚 I also painted the windows for holidays and book events.
My first book, The Houdini Box, which I both wrote and illustrated, was published in 1991 while I was still working at the bookstore. Since then, I have illustrated many books for children, including Frindle by Andrew Clements, The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Mu帽oz Ryan and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which received a 2001 Caldecott Honor.
I have also written a few other books myself, including The Boy of a Thousand Faces, but The Invention of Hugo Cabret is by far the longest and most involved book I鈥檝e ever worked on.
I live in Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.
My first book, The Houdini Box, which I both wrote and illustrated, was published in 1991 while I was still working at the bookstore. Since then, I have illustrated many books for children, including Frindle by Andrew Clements, The Doll People by Ann Martin and Laura Godwin, Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride by Pam Mu帽oz Ryan and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins by Barbara Kerley, which received a 2001 Caldecott Honor.
I have also written a few other books myself, including The Boy of a Thousand Faces, but The Invention of Hugo Cabret is by far the longest and most involved book I鈥檝e ever worked on.
I live in Brooklyn, New York, and San Diego, California.
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September 30, 2021
DUE TO INTERNET ADVICE/ABUSE FROM A COMPLETE STRANGER, THIS REVIEW NOW CONFORMS TO GRAMMATICAL STANDARDS AND ALL THAT JAZZ, BUT IS STILL, AT THE END OF THE DAY, A BRIEF REVIEW OF A CHILDREN'S BOOK. OH, BUT I STILL WON'T CAPITALIZE LETTERS. EXCEPT HERE. BECAUSE HERE, I AM SHOUTING TO BE HEARD IN EVERY TROLL CAVE IN THE LAND.
this book represents a series of firsts: the first book i have ever borrowed from work. and the first book i read for my summer class on "children's literature." and the first 500 page book i have read in an hour. so - all good things. it's a fun book. i think i like that it is not quite a graphic novel and it is not quite a regular novel, but it is some in-between hybrid new monster of a book. it's more superficial than the arrival (which i would love to see in a 500 page version, please, shaun tan), but it's sweet and pretty and maybe i will get an A when it comes time to write my annotations for class. (see, i know capital letters exist...)
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this book represents a series of firsts: the first book i have ever borrowed from work. and the first book i read for my summer class on "children's literature." and the first 500 page book i have read in an hour. so - all good things. it's a fun book. i think i like that it is not quite a graphic novel and it is not quite a regular novel, but it is some in-between hybrid new monster of a book. it's more superficial than the arrival (which i would love to see in a 500 page version, please, shaun tan), but it's sweet and pretty and maybe i will get an A when it comes time to write my annotations for class. (see, i know capital letters exist...)
DOES THIS PLEASE YOU, STRANGER-DANGER? HAVE I PASSED THE INTERNET?
January 25, 2021
A truly WONDERFUL children's book. It's filled with an everyday wonder and magic which makes you wish it will never end. The illustrations are also so unique -- they act like a cinematic storyboard, and the narrative flits between this and text.
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March 13, 2021[Book #39 for my grad school Children's Lit class]
What a great reading experience!
What a great reading experience!
March 26, 2019
Knowing I had to return this to the library tomorrow - I had a browse and noticed it is majority pictures and not a whole of lot text. So this evening I managed to read the entire thing out loud to my mother and sister 馃挅
Boom! Now I can return it having read this masterpiece!
"You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I believe that if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too."
I absolutely adore the film Hugo so when I found out it was originally a book I felt I had to pick it up. This story follows a young boy, Hugo who lives in the train station in Paris. He lives alone, taking care of the many clocks around the station and making sure they are all running smoothly. He has with him a machine his father told him about. An automaton that he is determined to fix up.
The story itself is very simple, about Hugo's survival in the train station, and how his life changes forever when he has a run in with the old man who runs the toy booth. Everything in this tale joins together; Hugo's automaton, the old man and his toys, his father's love of movies - it all combines to create a wonderful story. It is a magical tale, filled with wonder, and joy in the simple things. What tipped it to the five star mark for me were the wonderful illustrations in this novel. Pages of drawings that serve to tell parts of the story, where we don't read any text at all, and we just see the story unfold before our very eyes.
Breathtaking.
Boom! Now I can return it having read this masterpiece!
"You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I believe that if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too."
I absolutely adore the film Hugo so when I found out it was originally a book I felt I had to pick it up. This story follows a young boy, Hugo who lives in the train station in Paris. He lives alone, taking care of the many clocks around the station and making sure they are all running smoothly. He has with him a machine his father told him about. An automaton that he is determined to fix up.
The story itself is very simple, about Hugo's survival in the train station, and how his life changes forever when he has a run in with the old man who runs the toy booth. Everything in this tale joins together; Hugo's automaton, the old man and his toys, his father's love of movies - it all combines to create a wonderful story. It is a magical tale, filled with wonder, and joy in the simple things. What tipped it to the five star mark for me were the wonderful illustrations in this novel. Pages of drawings that serve to tell parts of the story, where we don't read any text at all, and we just see the story unfold before our very eyes.
Breathtaking.
January 22, 2023
He always knows how late it is
And when the automation clock ticks again
The mystery surrounding this machinery is the main plot element, combined with the smartness of the main protagonist. His quite sad life is filled with the mission to find out more about his past in a
Historical fiction with some grains of magical realism
Especially history nerds may find much pleasure in the whole setting, but I guess many others who are in usual much more action and complex, interwoven plot graphic novels won麓t find their Elysium here. It麓s just too genre specific to be appealing to all audiences. But I can麓t remember
Many as good attempts to teach history that way
Especially with a focus on science, in this case, Georges M茅li猫s and filmmaking, it lets historic figures become alive again. Might be a pretty good approach to teach close to any school subject with a focus on scientists or science, especially if it
Stays clean from too much ideology and cynicism
That麓s a bit unusual, but also very refreshing because characters and story can unfold without the bitter taste of grievances and malfunctioning social systems. Except for the ones that are standard for the time over 1 century ago and still in many places today.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
And when the automation clock ticks again
The mystery surrounding this machinery is the main plot element, combined with the smartness of the main protagonist. His quite sad life is filled with the mission to find out more about his past in a
Historical fiction with some grains of magical realism
Especially history nerds may find much pleasure in the whole setting, but I guess many others who are in usual much more action and complex, interwoven plot graphic novels won麓t find their Elysium here. It麓s just too genre specific to be appealing to all audiences. But I can麓t remember
Many as good attempts to teach history that way
Especially with a focus on science, in this case, Georges M茅li猫s and filmmaking, it lets historic figures become alive again. Might be a pretty good approach to teach close to any school subject with a focus on scientists or science, especially if it
Stays clean from too much ideology and cynicism
That麓s a bit unusual, but also very refreshing because characters and story can unfold without the bitter taste of grievances and malfunctioning social systems. Except for the ones that are standard for the time over 1 century ago and still in many places today.
Tropes show how literature is conceptualized and created and which mixture of elements makes works and genres unique:
April 17, 2018
What a silly Qs!!
Of course I do LOVE Books, & Sure I Want some Adventures
And above all I adore the magic of Cinema
賱兀賳賷 鬲匕賰乇鬲 賲毓卮賵賯鬲賷 賵賯鬲 賲卮丕賴丿丞 匕賱賰 丕賱賮賷賱賲貙 孬賲 鬲亘毓鬲賴 亘賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲卮亘賴 賮賷賱賲丕 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丕 爻丕丨乇
鬲匕賰乇鬲 賲卮賴丿 賳夭賵賱 毓丕丿賱 兀賲丕賲 賲鬲卮丕噩乇丕 賲毓 卮賷乇賷賳 賲賳 賯胤丕乇 鬲賵賯賮 亘賲丨胤丞 賲氐乇 丕賱賵丕爻毓丞..賵 氐丿賷 氐賵鬲 囟丨賰丕鬲 噩賷賲 賰丕乇賷 賰爻鬲丕賳賱賷 兀賷亘賰爻 丕賱賲噩賳賵賳丞 亘賷賳賲丕 賷乇鬲丿賷 丕賱賯賳丕毓 丕賱爻丕丨乇...賵賳賷賰賵賱 賰賷丿賲丕賳 亘賮爻鬲丕賳賴丕 丕賱兀爻賵丿 丕賱兀賳賷賯 鬲賯鬲乇亘 賲賳 亘丕鬲 賲丕賳 賮賵賯 爻胤丨 賷胤賱 毓賱賷 噩賵孬丕賲 丕賱乇賴賷亘丞 賱噩賵賱 卮賵賲丕禺乇..賵丕賱兀卮毓丞 丕賱夭乇賯丕亍 丕賱賰賴乇亘賷丞 丕賱鬲賷 氐丿乇鬲 賲賳 氐賵賱噩丕賳 毓丕亘乇 丕賱兀夭賲賳賴 毓賳丿賲丕 賱賲爻賴 爻賱丕丨賮 丕賱賳賷賳噩丕...兀賵 賯亘毓賴 乇賵夭 賵賴賷 鬲乇賮毓 乇兀爻賴丕 賱鬲乇賷 賱兀賵賱 賲乇賴 丕賱爻賮賷賳丞 丕賱鬲賷 爻鬲賯賱賴丕 賱兀賲乇賷賰賷丕 賵鬲賯賵賱 "賱賷爻鬲 囟禺賲賴 賰賲丕 鬲賵賯毓鬲" 亘賷賳賲丕 兀賳丕 乇兀賷鬲 賰賱 匕賱賰 囟禺賲丕, 爻丕丨乇丕, 噩賲賷賱丕
And that's why I loved Hugo..
鬲匕賰乇鬲 賰賷賮 乇兀賷鬲 賰賱 匕賱賰 賵兀賳丕 亘毓賲乇 賴賵噩賵.. 賮賷 丕賱爻丕丨乇丞...丕賱爻賷賳賲丕
賵賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 丕賱爻丕丨乇 賲賳賯爻賲 廿賱賷 氐賵乇 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丞 賲乇爻賵賲丞 亘亘爻丕胤丞 賵噩賲丕賱貙 賵賯氐丞 禺賱丕亘丞 賲賱賴賲丞
丕賱氐賵乇 亘丕賱賰鬲丕亘 鬲卮毓乇 賰兀賳賴丕 鬲賳賯賱賰 賱賱爻賷賳賲丕 丨賯丕貙 亘丿亍丕 賲賳 賮鬲丨 丕賱爻鬲丕乇貙 賵亘丿亍 丕賱氐賵乇丞 賲賳 賱賯胤丞 亘毓賷丿丞 孬賲 鬲亘丿兀 鬲賯鬲乇亘 "夭賵賵賲 廿賳" 丨鬲賷 鬲丿禺賱 丕賱兀丨丿丕孬 賮賷 賲丨胤丞 丕賱賯胤丕乇 亘賮乇賳爻丕 賰兀賳賰 鬲丿禺賱賴丕 丨賯丕 賱賷爻 賮賷 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賮丨爻亘 賵兀賳賲丕 賮賷 丕賱丨賯賷賯丞
孬賲 鬲亘丿兀 丕賱賯氐丞 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲賳賯爻賲 廿賱賷 噩夭卅賷賳
丕賱噩夭亍 賱兀賵賱 毓賳 毓卮賯 丕賱賴丿賮 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞
賮賯氐丞 賴賵噩賵 丕賱爻丕丨乇丞 賯賷賲鬲賴丕 賮賷 丕賱亘丨孬 毓賳 賴丿賮賰 賮賷 丕賱丨賷丕丞 , 賲賵賴亘鬲賰 丕賱鬲賷 鬲噩毓賱 賱賱丨賷丕丞 賲毓賳賷
賵丕賱噩夭亍 丕賱孬丕賳賷 毓賳 毓卮賯 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賵鬲賰乇賷賲 丕賱乇賵丕丿 丕賱賲賳爻賷賷賳 賱賴丕
毓賳 賲禺乇噩 賲賳 丕賴賲 賲禺乇噩賷 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賮賷 賮乇賳爻丕 賵丕賱毓丕賱賲 ,噩賵乇噩 賲賷賱賷爻
爻鬲鬲毓乇賮 毓賱賷賴 賵毓賱賷 兀爻賲丕亍 兀賮賱丕賲賴 丕賱鬲賷 禺賱亘鬲 禺賷丕賱 賵丕賱丿 賴賵噩賵 賵賴賵 賮賷 毓賲乇賴 賲孬賱 乇丨賱丞 廿賱賷 丕賱賯賲乇, 賵爻鬲卮毓乇 亘丕賱丨賳賷賳 賱賱兀賮賱丕賲 丕賱鬲賷 禺賱亘鬲 賲禺賷賱鬲賰 毓賳丿賲丕 賰賳鬲 賮賷 毓賲乇賴 丕賷囟丕, 爻丨乇 丕賱賲丐孬乇丕鬲 丕賱亘爻賷胤丞 亘賮賷賱賲 賰賱氐 亘睾丿丕丿 賵乇丨賱丞 丕賱爻賳丿亘丕丿 丕賱爻丕亘毓丞 賲孬賱丕
乇賵丕賷丞 賲賲鬲丕夭丞 賵兀禺乇丕噩 賱賱賰鬲丕亘 兀賰孬乇 賲賳 乇丕卅毓 亘兀胤丕乇 噩賲賷賱 賵爻丨乇 禺丕氐 賮賷 胤亘毓丞 賮丕禺乇丞 噩丿丕, 兀卮毓乇 兀賳 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰卮乇賷胤 賮賷丿賷賵 賷賳賯賱 賱賷 賯氐丞 亘丕賱氐賵乇丞 賮毓賱丕
亘賱 賵賴賳丕賰 兀賷囟丕 氐賵乇 丨賯賷賯賷丞 賵賱賷爻鬲 賲乇爻賵賲丞 賮丨爻亘 賱兀卮賴乇 賱賯胤丕鬲 兀賮賱丕賲 噩賵乇噩 賲賷賱賷爻 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丞, 賵丿賷賰賵乇丕鬲賴 賵賲丐孬乇丕鬲賴 丕賱爻丕亘賯丞 毓氐乇賴丕 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱賵賯鬲
丕賱睾乇賷亘 兀賳賴 亘賲賯丕乇賳丞 爻毓乇 賰鬲丕亘 賲氐賵乇 賰賴匕丕 賱丕 鬲噩丿 夭賷丕丿丞 賮賷 爻毓乇賴 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 丕賱毓丕丿賷丞 亘賳賮爻 氐賮丨丕鬲賴.. 亘毓賰爻 乇賵丕賷丕鬲賳丕 丕賱鬲賷 賱丕 鬲爻賲賳 賵賱丕 鬲睾賳賷 賲賳 噩賵毓 匕丕鬲 丕賱胤亘丕毓丞 丕賱兀賯賱 賲賳 毓丕丿賷丞,賵丕賱鬲賷 賱丕賷囟丕賮 賱賴丕 氐賵乇 兀賱丕 兀匕丕 賰丕賳鬲 胤亘毓丕鬲賴丕 乇丿賷卅丞 亘丨噩丞 丕賱鬲賰賱賮丞
賵兀賯鬲賳賷賴丕 賱兀賳 匕賱賰 兀賮囟賱 亘賰孬賷乇 賲賳 賯乇丕亍鬲賴丕 兀賱賰鬲乇賵賳賷丕 賮丨爻亘 ,賮賴賷 賰毓賲賱 賮賳賷 丨賯賷賯賷
兀丨賷賷 亘卮丿丞 丕賱賲丐賱賮 丕賱乇丕卅毓 亘乇丕賷賳 爻賷賱夭賳賷噩 賱氐賵乇賴 丕賱噩賲賷賱丞 丕賱鬲賷 乇爻賲賴丕 賵丕賱乇賵丨 賵丕賱丨亘 丕賱匕賷 乇爻賲 賵賰鬲亘 亘賴 鬲賱賰 丕賱賮賰乇丞 賱鬲賰乇賷賲 丕賱賲亘丿毓 噩賵乇噩 賲賷賱賷爻 亘兀爻賱賵亘 乇賵丕賷 賲亘鬲賰乇 噩丿丕 賵賲賮丕噩兀丞 丕賱乇丕賵賷 亘丕賱賳賴丕賷丞
賮丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 兀亘爻胤 賲丕賷賲賰賳 賯賵賱賴 毓賳賴丕 廿賳賴丕 鬲賰乇賷賲 賱賲禺乇噩 賲亘丿毓 鬲丨賵賱 賲賳 丕賱爻丨乇 丕賱兀爻鬲毓乇丕囟賷 廿賱賷 爻丨乇 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕
鬲賰乇賷賲 賱賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕賱爻丕丨乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 夭丕丿賴丕 賲禺乇噩賷賳 賰噩賵乇噩 賲賷賱賷爻 爻丨乇丕
賵鬲丨賷丞 兀禺乇賷 賱賱賲禺乇噩 丕賱乇丕卅毓 賲丕乇鬲賳 爻賰賵乇爻賷夭賷 賵丕賱匕賷 兀禺乇噩 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賷賱賲 丕賱賲禺鬲賱賮 鬲賲丕賲丕 毓賳 賳賵毓賷丞 兀賮賱丕賲賴 , 賮賷賱賲丕 賮賷 賮乇賳爻丕 亘胤賵賱鬲賴 胤賮賱 賮賷 丕賱孬丕賳賷丞 毓卮乇, 賲賱卅 亘丕賱爻丨乇 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕卅賷 賵丕賱禺賷丕賱 賵丕賱兀亘賴丕乇 賵丕賱賲胤丕乇丿丕鬲 丕賱賲孬賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲丨丕賰賷 爻丨乇 賲胤丕乇丕丿丕鬲 兀賮賱丕賲 丕賱孬賱丕孬賷賳丕鬲 ,賮鬲乇丞 兀丨丿丕孬 丕賱賮賷賱賲
鬲賯賷賷賲 丕賱賮賷賱賲
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丕賱賮賷賱賲 貙 丕賱爻丕丨乇..亘兀禺乇丕噩 賲丕乇鬲賳 爻賰賵乇爻賷夭賷 丨賯賯 鬲噩乇亘丞 爻丨乇賷丞 丕禺乇賷...鬲噩乇亘丞 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丞 丕賰孬乇 賲賳 乇丕卅毓丞
賱匕賱賰 兀禺鬲乇鬲賴 賮賷
亘丿丕賷丞 賲賳 賱賵丨鬲賴 丕賱賮賳賷丞 賱亘丕乇賷爻
賲丨胤丞 丕賱賯胤丕乇...賵丕賱卮禺氐賷丕鬲 丕賱孬丕賳賵賷丞 亘丕賱賲丨胤丞...毓丕賲賱 爻丕毓丕鬲 丕賱賲丨胤丞..賵賰賷賮 賵氐賱 丕賱賷賴 "賴賭賭賵噩賭賭賭賵" 賷鬲賷賲丕 賱賷噩毓賱賴 賷賯賵賲 亘丕賱兀毓賲丕賱 賰賱賴丕
丕賱賲丕賰賷賳丕鬲, 丕賱鬲乇賵爻 ,丕賱兀賳爻丕賳 丕賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰賷 丕賱睾乇賷亘 丕賱匕賷 賷丨丕賵賱 賴賵噩賵 賮賰 兀爻乇丕乇賴 丿賵賳 丕賳 賷卮睾賱賴 匕賱賰 賲賳 毓賲賱賴 亘爻丕毓丕鬲 丕賱賲丨胤丞
亘丕卅毓 丕賱兀賱毓丕亘 丕賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰賷丞 睾乇賷亘 丕賱兀胤賵丕乇,賷睾囟亘 亘卮丿賴 毓賳丿賲丕 賷噩丿 氐賵乇丞 賱匕賱賰 丕賱兀賳爻丕賳 丕賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰賷 亘丨賵匕丞 賴賵噩賵...賵賷亘丿賵 賱賳丕 丕賳賴 賷禺賮賷 爻乇丕 賲丕
賵賱賰賳 丨賮賷丿鬲賴 鬲丨丕賵賱 賲爻丕毓丿丞 賴賵噩賵 賮賰 丕爻乇丕乇 匕賱賰 丕賱兀賳爻丕賳 丕賱賲賷賰丕賳賷賰賷 丕賱毓噩賷亘, 賵賷亘丿賵 丕賳 丕賱兀賲乇 禺丕賱賷 賲賳 丕賱氐丿賮...賮丕賱丨賷丕丞 賰賲丕 賮賷 丕賱賲丕賰賷賳丕鬲..賰賱 鬲乇爻 賮賷 丕賱賲丕賰賷賳丞 賱賴 丿賵乇丕 賷丐丿賷賴...賵廿賱丕 賱賲丕 賵噩丿 賴匕丕 丕賱鬲乇爻
賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賵丕孬丕乇丞 賵毓丕賱賲 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷 爻丕丨乇 賷賵丕噩賴丕賴 爻賵賷丕 , 賮賷 賲睾丕賲乇丞 爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丞 爻丕丨乇丞 賵鬲氐賵賷乇 爻丕丨乇 賷噩毓賱賰 賮毓賱丕 鬲卮毓乇 亘爻丨乇 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 賮賷 丕胤丕乇 賲睾丕賲乇丞 卮賷賯丞...爻丕丨乇丞 爻丨乇 丕賱賵丕賯毓
亘丕賱賲胤丕乇丕丿丕鬲 ...丕賱丕孬丕乇丞..丕賱鬲卮賵賷賯...丕賱亘丕賯丞 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕卅賷丞 丕賱賰丕賲賱丞
丨鬲賷 賷兀鬲賷 丕賱賴丿賮 賲賳 賯氐丞 丕賱賮賷賱賲 賰賰賱 , 爻丨乇 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕..賰鬲丨賷丞 賵丕噩亘丞 賵鬲賯丿賷乇 賱兀賴賲 氐賳丕毓 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕 丕賱鬲賷 賳賳爻丕賴賲 亘賲乇賵乇 丕賱夭賲賳, 賳賳爻賷 丕賳賴 亘丿賵賳 匕賱賰 丕賱匕賷 賯丕賲 亘賮賷賱賲 丕賱賯胤丕乇 賷氐賱 賱賱賲丨胤丞 賰丕賳 爻亘亘丕 賮賷 鬲胤賵乇 丕賱爻賷賳賲丕
匕賱賰 丕賱匕賷 賯丕賲 亘賮賷賱賲 丕賱賵氐賵賱 賱賱賯賲乇 丕賱賴亘 禺賷丕賱 丕賱丕噩賷丕賱 丕賱賱丕丨賯丞 賱鬲胤賵賷乇 匕賱賰 丕賱爻丨乇 丕賱禺賷丕賱賷
賵丕匕丕 賰賳丕 賮賷 賵賯鬲 賲丕 "噩賷賱賷 賵丕賱噩賷賱 丕賱爻丕亘賯 賱賷" 賷賳亘賴乇 亘丕賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲賵丕囟毓丞 賱賮賷賱賲 爻丕丨乇 亘睾丿丕丿 丕賵 乇丨賱丞 爻賳丿亘丕丿 丕賱爻丕亘毓丞, 賮兀賳 丕賱噩賷賱 丕賱爻丕亘賯 賱賳丕 丕賳亘賴乇 亘鬲賯賳賷丕鬲 丕亘爻胤 亘賰孬賷乇 賲賳 匕賱賰
賵賱賰賳 賱丕 兀丨丿 賷賯丿乇 丕賱兀賳 丕賳 鬲賱賰 丕賱鬲賯賳賷丕鬲 賰丕賳鬲 氐毓亘 鬲賳賮賷匕賴丕 賮賷 匕賱賰 丕賱賵賯鬲, 丕氐毓亘 亘賰孬賷乇 賲賲丕 賷丨丿孬 丕賱兀賳...賵賱賵賱丕 賴匕丕 丕賱卮睾賮 賵丕賱噩賴丿 賱賲丕 鬲鬲胤賵乇 丕賱兀賲乇
丕賱賮賷賱賲 賷賯丿賲 鬲丨賷丞 賱賲賳 賯丿賲 賱賳丕 賵胤賵乇 亘賰賱 丕賲賰丕賳賷丕鬲賴 賵噩賴丿賴 匕賱賰 丕賱賮賳 丕賱匕賷 噩毓賱賳丕 賳毓賷卮 毓賵丕賱賲 丕禺乇賷 賵賲睾丕賲乇丕鬲 賱丕 丨氐乇 賱賴丕
賵丕丨賱丕賲 賰孬賷乇丞 毓卮賳丕賴丕, 亘毓囟賴丕 丨鬲賷 賯丿 賷睾賷乇 丨賷丕鬲賳丕
賵賷賲賳丨賳丕 賵賱賵 賯賷賲丞 氐睾賷乇丞 賱丨賷丕鬲賳丕
賵丕賳 賰丕賳 賷賯賵賱 賱賳丕 賮丨爻亘...丕賳賴 賱丕 賷賵噩丿 丕賳爻丕賳 禺賱賯 毓亘孬丕..賮賰賱 丕賳爻丕賳 賱賴 丿賵乇,丕亘丨孬 毓賳 丿賵乇賰, 丕亘丨孬 毓賳 卮睾賮賰...賵賱丕鬲賳爻 賲賳 爻亘賯賰 賵鬲丕乇賷禺賰..賮賴賵 賲賳 爻賷噩毓賱 賲爻鬲賯亘賱賰 丕賮囟賱
兀丨賱賲..賵丨賯賯 丨賱賲賰
賱賲 丕鬲禺賷賱 賵丕賳丕 丕丨賰賲 毓賳 丕賱賮賷賱賲 丕賳 賷賰賵賳 亘賴匕賴 丕賱噩賵丿丞, 賵賴匕賴 丕賱賯氐賴 賵賴匕賴 丕賱賯賷賲丞, 丕毓鬲賯丿 丕賳賴 賲噩乇丿 鬲賯賱賷丿 賱賮賰乇丞 賴丕乇賷 亘賵鬲乇 丕賵 賲噩乇丿 賲卮丕睾亘丕鬲 胤賮賱 丕賵 丕賷 卮卅 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱賯亘賷賱 賵賱賰賳賴 賮毓賱丕 丕賲鬲毓賳賷 賵丕毓噩亘賳賷
丕毓噩亘賳賷 丕賷囟丕 鬲賯丿賷乇賴 賱賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱乇賵丕賷丕鬲 賵丕賱匕賷 賱賲 賷兀鬲 賲賳 賮乇丕睾
賮丕賱賮賷賱賲 賲賯鬲亘爻 毓賳 丕賱乇賵丕賷丞 ..賰賲丕 賰丕賳鬲 兀賮賱丕賲 噩賵乇噩 賲賷賱賷爻 賲賯鬲亘爻丞 毓賳 丕爻丕胤賷乇 毓馗賷賲丞
乇賵丕賷丞 賲氐賵乇丞 賵賮賷賱賲 乇丕卅毓 賲亘賳賷 毓賱賷賴丕 匕賵 賴丿賮 賵賯賷賲丞 鬲丿賱 毓賱賷 丕賳賴 賱賷爻 賰賱 賲丕賰丕賳 乇賵丕賷丞 賲氐賵乇賴 賴賷 卮賷卅丕 毓丿賷賲 丕賱兀賴賲賷丞 賰賲丕 賷乇賷 亘毓囟 丕賱丕賳賵賮 丕賱夭乇賯丕亍
賴賵 賮賳 賵賲賳 丕乇賯賷 丕賳賵丕毓 丕賱丕丿亘 賮毓賱丕
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賰賱賲丞 兀禺賷乇丞
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丕毓鬲夭 亘賲賵賴亘鬲賰..賵丕丨賱賲 賵丨賯賯 丨賱賲賰
賵丕乇噩賵賰 賯賾丿乇 賲賳 丕爻毓丿賰 賷賵賲丕 丕賵 鬲毓賱賲鬲 賲賳賴 賵賱賵 賯賷賲丞 賲丕 賮賷 賮賷賱賲 亘賷賳賲丕 鬲爻鬲胤賷毓 丕賳 鬲氐賱 賱賴..亘鬲毓賱賷賯, 亘鬲爻噩賷賱 丕毓噩丕亘 , 亘鬲賯賷賷賲 噩賷丿, 亘乇爻丕賱丞
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賱賲 鬲兀鬲賷 亘鬲乇賵爻 丕囟丕賮賷丞 賱丕 賱夭賵賲 賱賴丕..賰賱 鬲乇爻 亘賴丕 賱賴 賵馗賷賮鬲賴 賵兀賴賲賷鬲賴
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賲卮丕賴丿丞 賮賷 17 丕賰鬲賵亘乇 2014
賯乇丕亍丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘
賲賳 23 賷賳丕賷乇 2015
廿賱賷 25 賷賳丕賷乇 2015
January 12, 2024
January 2024 - I鈥檝e lost count of how many times I read this book. What I do know is that every time I return to it, it feels like coming home.
No amount of words can truly explain how much this book means to me, so all I will say is...
This book changed my life at a very young age, and I'm sure you'll love it just the same!
No amount of words can truly explain how much this book means to me, so all I will say is...
This book changed my life at a very young age, and I'm sure you'll love it just the same!
March 30, 2012
3.5
I admit that for a while I thought this book might be one of those children's picture books whose ratings reflect the artwork and not the story. And yeah, the artwork is pretty nifty:
But as the story began to unfold and became entwined with historical events, I gradually turned my attention from the drawings to Hugo Cabret and co. The book is set in Paris in the 1930s and Hugo is an orphan who only manages to survive each day by clinging to the hope that he will one day fix the automaton his father had been working on... and that it will reveal a hidden message left to him.
I had also originally thought that this book was tagged "historical fiction" because it happens to be set in the 1930s, but no, there is a real story in here that I found both interesting and educational.
Parts of the book managed to achieve that which we all really want from a children's book: magical flair. But other parts fell short of it. I found the ending to be somewhat anticlimatic as well but, on the whole, it was a nice story and I really enjoyed the history lesson behind it. Rounded up to four stars because I'm feeling nice.
January 24, 2013
Este libro es maravilloso. Youtube no se salva de que haga una rese帽a. No cualquier libro se lee en 2 horas y media por que no puedes soltarlo. Y menos si tiene 533 p谩ginas.
June 5, 2020
Twelve-year-old Hugo, orphan, clock keeper, and thief, has been keeping the clocks running in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity.
But when his world suddenly interlocks with a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, an eccentric, bookish girl, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.
A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
I've been eyeing this book for a few months now, and I was beyond excited to finally have it in my hands because of the gorgeous format it's told through.
Here are a few of the many intricate and beautiful illustrations that captured me:
"It's so beautiful," said Isabelle. "It looks like the whole city is made out of stars."
"Sometimes I come up here at night, even when I'm not fixing the clocks, just to look at the city. I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too."
I also really liked the fact that this book included stills from various films:
I know what I'll be watching over the next few days...
Lastly, I want to mention that I was really satisfied with that ending because:
鈥� Hugo found his happiness.
鈥� He's among family.
鈥� No unnecessary romance.
鈥� Everyone got their happily ever after (or as close to it as you can get).
So I truly cannot wait to pick up more from Brian Selznick and see what's next in store.
*Note: I'm an Amazon Affiliate. If you're interested in buying The Invention of Hugo Cabret, just click on the image below to go through my link. I'll make a small commission!*
But when his world suddenly interlocks with a mysterious toyseller and his goddaughter, an eccentric, bookish girl, Hugo's undercover life, and his most precious secret, are put in jeopardy.
A cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo's dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery.
I've been eyeing this book for a few months now, and I was beyond excited to finally have it in my hands because of the gorgeous format it's told through.
Here are a few of the many intricate and beautiful illustrations that captured me:
"It's so beautiful," said Isabelle. "It looks like the whole city is made out of stars."
"Sometimes I come up here at night, even when I'm not fixing the clocks, just to look at the city. I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too."
I also really liked the fact that this book included stills from various films:
I know what I'll be watching over the next few days...
Lastly, I want to mention that I was really satisfied with that ending because:
鈥� Hugo found his happiness.
鈥� He's among family.
鈥� No unnecessary romance.
鈥� Everyone got their happily ever after (or as close to it as you can get).
So I truly cannot wait to pick up more from Brian Selznick and see what's next in store.
*Note: I'm an Amazon Affiliate. If you're interested in buying The Invention of Hugo Cabret, just click on the image below to go through my link. I'll make a small commission!*
December 13, 2008
There is something awesome feeling about getting through 400 pages of a book on an hour lunch break, and still have time to use the bathroom and punch in three minutes early. So what if the book has lots of illustrations and it's written for children, it's still a real sense of Herculean reading, even if it's not that impressive.
I liked this book a lot. I considered giving it five stars. I don't read children or young adult novels so I don't have much to compare it to. The book has much more depth though than This is not a Box, or Don't Give the Cat a Cupcake or even any of the books about that troublesome pigeon who wants to drive the bus and do other things birds aren't supposed to do. This book also is so much better than the first two Harry Potter books, which I have read and didn't care for very much. This book has the a great sense of wonder that adult books like Trip to the Stars has. It also has a feeling of the greatness and mystery of books and stories in general that reading Borges can induce, but this is for kids, which is cool because it's probably good for kids to learn that books are magical and fun at a young age. The pictures that make up about half the book are an interesting device. They do help move parts of the story along, like I think the chase scenes benefit from being done entirely by pictures, reading about a boy running away from someone wouldn't have had the same 'excitement' as in the pictures. I don't know much about kids but I think that the way the book opens with almost fifty pages of pictures gives a great feeling for the book which would be much more difficult to have described for kids in only words.
As I said I liked this a lot and the book made me happy that it existed in the world.
I liked this book a lot. I considered giving it five stars. I don't read children or young adult novels so I don't have much to compare it to. The book has much more depth though than This is not a Box, or Don't Give the Cat a Cupcake or even any of the books about that troublesome pigeon who wants to drive the bus and do other things birds aren't supposed to do. This book also is so much better than the first two Harry Potter books, which I have read and didn't care for very much. This book has the a great sense of wonder that adult books like Trip to the Stars has. It also has a feeling of the greatness and mystery of books and stories in general that reading Borges can induce, but this is for kids, which is cool because it's probably good for kids to learn that books are magical and fun at a young age. The pictures that make up about half the book are an interesting device. They do help move parts of the story along, like I think the chase scenes benefit from being done entirely by pictures, reading about a boy running away from someone wouldn't have had the same 'excitement' as in the pictures. I don't know much about kids but I think that the way the book opens with almost fifty pages of pictures gives a great feeling for the book which would be much more difficult to have described for kids in only words.
As I said I liked this a lot and the book made me happy that it existed in the world.
January 12, 2025
I was doing an online library search for books and this one was recommended, so I thought鈥�
鈥淲hy not?鈥�
And then鈥 realized.
I know this book.
It was a movie I saw years ago.
Hugo.
Of course.
Well, when the book came in, my eyes grew wide. Over 500+ pages.
But鈥his book was different. It was part picture book, and the story of words, took little room on the pages.
So鈥s I read, the pages flew by.
And鈥 was transported back in time. Paris, 1931.
To the movies, yes, but to an era past, of a little brave young orphan boy who was left alone after his father passed, and his irresponsible uncle abandoned him, to keep the clocks running in the train station.
But鈥ho rescued something of his father鈥檚 past. An automaton man, who he wants to get working.
Little did Hugo know that the man who runs the toy booth, would turn out to be someone who could possibly change his life.
And鈥hat Hugo could possibly change the man in the toy booth鈥檚 life, as well.
With the help of Isabelle, his goddaughter, the man in the toy booth, and Hugo would find their purpose.
The movie was a delight.
But鈥ow reading the book, in this way, prose and pictures, it brings the experience of Hugo full circle.
The illustrations were beautifully intricate and some included actual photographic images of times past.
But鈥he way the story was told shifting between words and pictures seamlessly...
Was haunting and beautiful at the same time.
This can be a beautiful read-along experience, or a YA novel filled with hope and dreams and purpose and wonder.
鈥淲hy not?鈥�
And then鈥 realized.
I know this book.
It was a movie I saw years ago.
Hugo.
Of course.
Well, when the book came in, my eyes grew wide. Over 500+ pages.
But鈥his book was different. It was part picture book, and the story of words, took little room on the pages.
So鈥s I read, the pages flew by.
And鈥 was transported back in time. Paris, 1931.
To the movies, yes, but to an era past, of a little brave young orphan boy who was left alone after his father passed, and his irresponsible uncle abandoned him, to keep the clocks running in the train station.
But鈥ho rescued something of his father鈥檚 past. An automaton man, who he wants to get working.
Little did Hugo know that the man who runs the toy booth, would turn out to be someone who could possibly change his life.
And鈥hat Hugo could possibly change the man in the toy booth鈥檚 life, as well.
With the help of Isabelle, his goddaughter, the man in the toy booth, and Hugo would find their purpose.
The movie was a delight.
But鈥ow reading the book, in this way, prose and pictures, it brings the experience of Hugo full circle.
The illustrations were beautifully intricate and some included actual photographic images of times past.
But鈥he way the story was told shifting between words and pictures seamlessly...
Was haunting and beautiful at the same time.
This can be a beautiful read-along experience, or a YA novel filled with hope and dreams and purpose and wonder.
October 5, 2023
*reread! love love love. brian selznick can do no wrong in my eyes! the fact that there's not any fantasical elements within this story, yet it feels insanely magical.. bravo! bravo!
January 20, 2023
Fabulous. Not as fabulous as Scorcese's movie, perhaps, but fabulous nonetheless.
April 23, 2011
I felt intimidated by the idea of reviewing Hugo Cabret, and wondered if anyone would help me. Luckily, the cast of Terry Gilliam's 1989 movie The Adventures of Baron Munchausen were delighted to come to my rescue. Here are some selected comments:
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
I do not approve of this absurd confection, which even the most cursory glance will reveal to be utterly lacking in rationality. A small boy cannot hide in the walls of a station and tend its clocks; a clockwork automaton cannot write a lengthy novel, complete with pictures; and even the author admits that his portrait of a distinguished French film-maker is, I regret to say, entirely the product of his deplorable imagination. People who flout these elementary principles are liable to come to a very sticky end. Now I am afraid I have important business which I must attend to. Thank you and good day.
Baron Munchausen
You say you are impressed by the meticulous craftsmanship, loving execution and unusual plot. I concede that my diverse adventures - trips to the Moon, routing the Turkish army, and other such trifles - have hitherto prevented me from demonstrating my own literary talents. Nonetheless, I wager that I can, within the hour, create a graphic novel which in every way is far superior to this one. If I fail, you may cut off my head. These are my terms: what are yours?
Sally Salt
If I did have a brother, I wish he was like Hugo. And if I had a sister, I wish she was like Isabelle. And I think Uncle Georges is a bit like the Baron.
Paris looks very pretty. Next time we go there, I won't just stay in the theater all the time.
The Goddess Venus
Mr. Selznick, what a handsome mustache. Shall we... dance?
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
I do not approve of this absurd confection, which even the most cursory glance will reveal to be utterly lacking in rationality. A small boy cannot hide in the walls of a station and tend its clocks; a clockwork automaton cannot write a lengthy novel, complete with pictures; and even the author admits that his portrait of a distinguished French film-maker is, I regret to say, entirely the product of his deplorable imagination. People who flout these elementary principles are liable to come to a very sticky end. Now I am afraid I have important business which I must attend to. Thank you and good day.
Baron Munchausen
You say you are impressed by the meticulous craftsmanship, loving execution and unusual plot. I concede that my diverse adventures - trips to the Moon, routing the Turkish army, and other such trifles - have hitherto prevented me from demonstrating my own literary talents. Nonetheless, I wager that I can, within the hour, create a graphic novel which in every way is far superior to this one. If I fail, you may cut off my head. These are my terms: what are yours?
Sally Salt
If I did have a brother, I wish he was like Hugo. And if I had a sister, I wish she was like Isabelle. And I think Uncle Georges is a bit like the Baron.
Paris looks very pretty. Next time we go there, I won't just stay in the theater all the time.
The Goddess Venus
Mr. Selznick, what a handsome mustache. Shall we... dance?
March 7, 2020
If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from when you go to sleep at night, just look around. This is where they are made.
I might be part of the minority who didn't really enjoy this book, and this breaks my heart because it looks truly gorgeous. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a story told with dozens of stunning illustrations and few words. Unfortunately, I didn't find the story itself very interesting.
This book contains one of my most hated tropes: the secret which has no reason to exist and still it's kept just to keep the story going. I also found the characters a little underdeveloped ad honestly I didn't grow attached to Hugo at all. This might be one of those cases in which the movie is better than the book for me, but only for the steampunk feel, because for the rest I didn't like that one either. So, overall, the three stars are an average between the stunning illustrations and the plot that, for me, was pretty much lacking. I am still glad I purchased this book because it looks amazing, but i don't see myself re-reading it.
I might be part of the minority who didn't really enjoy this book, and this breaks my heart because it looks truly gorgeous. The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a story told with dozens of stunning illustrations and few words. Unfortunately, I didn't find the story itself very interesting.
This book contains one of my most hated tropes: the secret which has no reason to exist and still it's kept just to keep the story going. I also found the characters a little underdeveloped ad honestly I didn't grow attached to Hugo at all. This might be one of those cases in which the movie is better than the book for me, but only for the steampunk feel, because for the rest I didn't like that one either. So, overall, the three stars are an average between the stunning illustrations and the plot that, for me, was pretty much lacking. I am still glad I purchased this book because it looks amazing, but i don't see myself re-reading it.
June 18, 2008
This massive hardcover might have been worth four stars as a traditional novel, but the whimsical and cinematic illustrations absolutely push this book to a four. I read it in an evening and wished that I could've had it when I was 10 -- I would've been in hog heaven. A great middle grade novel.
***wondering why all my reviews are five stars? Because I'm only reviewing my favorite books -- not every book I read. Consider a novel's presence on my 欧宝娱乐 bookshelf as a hearty endorsement. I can't believe I just said "hearty." It sounds like a stew.****
***wondering why all my reviews are five stars? Because I'm only reviewing my favorite books -- not every book I read. Consider a novel's presence on my 欧宝娱乐 bookshelf as a hearty endorsement. I can't believe I just said "hearty." It sounds like a stew.****
July 1, 2024
I鈥檓 not typically a reader of middle-grade/junior high books but somehow in 2014 this book made it onto my 鈥渨ant to read list鈥� and sat there for 10 years as the book that I added first to this list when I joined 欧宝娱乐.
Hugo Cabret is an orphan in what seems like late 19th century Paris. He lives behind the walls at the train station and takes care of all the clocks secretly. He has to steal food or buy what he can with coins he finds sometimes. His father was his hero and showed him an automaton in the attic of his job at the museum. Hugo is captivated with it and he is hoping his dad brings it home with him.
Tragically, there is a fire at the museum.
This is how Hugo loses the only parent he has and now the story takes off.
This adventure is a mix of written word as well as many many detailed and interesting drawings.
As a book for middle grade to early middle school I would give this book 4 stars.
Hugo Cabret is an orphan in what seems like late 19th century Paris. He lives behind the walls at the train station and takes care of all the clocks secretly. He has to steal food or buy what he can with coins he finds sometimes. His father was his hero and showed him an automaton in the attic of his job at the museum. Hugo is captivated with it and he is hoping his dad brings it home with him.
Tragically, there is a fire at the museum.
This is how Hugo loses the only parent he has and now the story takes off.
This adventure is a mix of written word as well as many many detailed and interesting drawings.
As a book for middle grade to early middle school I would give this book 4 stars.
July 28, 2012
Words cannot describe how much I loved this book! 鈥淭he Invention of Hugo Cabret鈥� is one of the first chapter books to win a Caldecott Medal and is cleverly written and illustrated by Brian Selznick and it is about how an orphaned boy named Hugo finds out the secrets contained in his most prized possession鈥 mechanical man from his dead father. 鈥淭he Invention of Hugo Cabret鈥� is clearly one of the most exciting and amazing books ever created for children!
Brian Selznick has created a book that goes beyond what any children鈥檚 book has gone before. Brian Selznick has made this story extremely dramatic and exciting at the same time as it details the adventures of an orphaned boy in Paris and how he tries to uncover the mystery of the mechanical man. Brian Selznick makes the characters in this book extremely memorable, especially the main character Hugo Cabret as Hugo is shown as a boy who has a huge ambition and yet he always feels lonely and insecure when he is around other people, since he spent most of his life alone and children will easily sympathize with his situation as any child might feel a bit secluded from other people whenever they lose a loved one. Another memorable character is Isabelle, the toy maker鈥檚 daughter who is shown as being a strong heroine and she is always shown yearning for more information about life that she will not let anyone get in her way, including Hugo. Brian Selznick also makes the story extremely creative as the book is set up as two pages are filled with writing while the next few pages are full of illustrations only. Brian Selznick鈥檚 illustrations are amazingly beautiful as they are mainly in black and white colors, but the characters look so realistic that they make this book extremely beautiful to look at. The illustrations also help move the story along as there are two pages full of writing while the next four or five pages are full of illustrations that detail what happens in the story and the next few pages are full of writing again while continuing the story. Brian Selznick illustrates the characters鈥� expressions in such a realistic manner that ranges from shock to happiness that children will easily relate to the characters.
鈥淭he Invention of Hugo Cabret鈥� is a truly distinguished children鈥檚 book that is ahead of its time and it will always remain to be one of the best books ever created! I would recommend this book to children ages seven and up since the length of this book might bored smaller children.
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Brian Selznick has created a book that goes beyond what any children鈥檚 book has gone before. Brian Selznick has made this story extremely dramatic and exciting at the same time as it details the adventures of an orphaned boy in Paris and how he tries to uncover the mystery of the mechanical man. Brian Selznick makes the characters in this book extremely memorable, especially the main character Hugo Cabret as Hugo is shown as a boy who has a huge ambition and yet he always feels lonely and insecure when he is around other people, since he spent most of his life alone and children will easily sympathize with his situation as any child might feel a bit secluded from other people whenever they lose a loved one. Another memorable character is Isabelle, the toy maker鈥檚 daughter who is shown as being a strong heroine and she is always shown yearning for more information about life that she will not let anyone get in her way, including Hugo. Brian Selznick also makes the story extremely creative as the book is set up as two pages are filled with writing while the next few pages are full of illustrations only. Brian Selznick鈥檚 illustrations are amazingly beautiful as they are mainly in black and white colors, but the characters look so realistic that they make this book extremely beautiful to look at. The illustrations also help move the story along as there are two pages full of writing while the next four or five pages are full of illustrations that detail what happens in the story and the next few pages are full of writing again while continuing the story. Brian Selznick illustrates the characters鈥� expressions in such a realistic manner that ranges from shock to happiness that children will easily relate to the characters.
鈥淭he Invention of Hugo Cabret鈥� is a truly distinguished children鈥檚 book that is ahead of its time and it will always remain to be one of the best books ever created! I would recommend this book to children ages seven and up since the length of this book might bored smaller children.
Review is also on:
January 2, 2025
first book i鈥檝e read in 2025 and it鈥檚 a childhood reread 鈾ワ笍 this is just as beautifully written/illustrated as i remember馃ス
December 31, 2017
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick
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July 27, 2019
As I enter a cinematic state induced by Brian Selznick in his introduction, I find Hugo Cabret in a busy train station in Paris in 1931 and he鈥檚 the most mysterious boy I could ever hope to meet. As he moves among bustling crowds, black and white line drawings show me his furtive movements. He looks over his shoulder. Is he being followed? Does anyone see him? I see only his foot as he enters a metal grate in the wall, then only his eye behind the number 5 in a clock, overlooking a toy store. Selznick draws a picture of a man in the toy story, then another picture closer, then still another zoom in on the man鈥檚 eye. He employs this technique many times with many of his drawings, moving closer, demanding focus and attention, saying what have you missed? Look closer!
Hugo maintains the clocks from behind the walls and checks them against his Uncle鈥檚 railroad watch. Hugo is an orphan. We don鈥檛 know what happened to his Uncle Claude鈥�.yet, but we soon discover that he learned clock keeping and clock making from his Father and Uncle Claude. There are twenty-seven clocks in the station and Hugo takes care of them all, even the ones he can only reach by ladder. I love this element of taking care of things, of meticulous detail, an important theme for adults as well as children. Soon, he will meet Isabelle, a young girl his age with a Louise Brooks bob, and in her, he will find the best of friends.
Selznick is an extraordinary artist; his illustrations, which according to the book jacket, number 鈥�284 original drawings,鈥� are so captivating that they create an immediate engagement. Hands, eyes, facial expressions, even inanimate objects like clocks, streetlights, shoes are full of spirit and movement. With creative hatching and crosshatching, the drawings breathe in form, texture, light and a three-dimensional effect, springing to life. Somehow, he imparts humanity and soulfulness in facial expressions. In the introduction, Selznick tells us that Hugo Cabret will 鈥渄iscover a mysterious drawing that will change his life forever.鈥� In that sentence as well as Selznick鈥檚 drawings, I find not only mystery, but awe, wonder, and the inconceivable gift of magic.
This story leads also to the early history of cinema and the innovations of Georges M茅li猫s. M茅li猫s鈥檚 began as a stage magician, so when he became interested in film, he was all about the illusions. Experimenting with special effects like multiple exposures, the illusion of characters growing and shrinking, and many other shapeshifting tricks, he makes many films including 鈥楢 Trip to the Moon鈥� in 1902, which plays a role in this story. His very real history and association with automata are brought to light in 鈥楾he Inventions of Hugo Cabret.鈥� Even though the story of how Georges M茅li猫s meets Hugo is fiction, Selznick's well-researched details ring with authenticity. Geared to the middle school reader, this story would be a delight to anyone interested in art or historical fiction, especially the early history of the cinema. I find it to also be inspiring because even though Hugo鈥檚 journey is one of being alone, hungry, scared, and frightened, the transformative power of one drawing and friendships changed everything. Highly recommended!
Hugo maintains the clocks from behind the walls and checks them against his Uncle鈥檚 railroad watch. Hugo is an orphan. We don鈥檛 know what happened to his Uncle Claude鈥�.yet, but we soon discover that he learned clock keeping and clock making from his Father and Uncle Claude. There are twenty-seven clocks in the station and Hugo takes care of them all, even the ones he can only reach by ladder. I love this element of taking care of things, of meticulous detail, an important theme for adults as well as children. Soon, he will meet Isabelle, a young girl his age with a Louise Brooks bob, and in her, he will find the best of friends.
Selznick is an extraordinary artist; his illustrations, which according to the book jacket, number 鈥�284 original drawings,鈥� are so captivating that they create an immediate engagement. Hands, eyes, facial expressions, even inanimate objects like clocks, streetlights, shoes are full of spirit and movement. With creative hatching and crosshatching, the drawings breathe in form, texture, light and a three-dimensional effect, springing to life. Somehow, he imparts humanity and soulfulness in facial expressions. In the introduction, Selznick tells us that Hugo Cabret will 鈥渄iscover a mysterious drawing that will change his life forever.鈥� In that sentence as well as Selznick鈥檚 drawings, I find not only mystery, but awe, wonder, and the inconceivable gift of magic.
This story leads also to the early history of cinema and the innovations of Georges M茅li猫s. M茅li猫s鈥檚 began as a stage magician, so when he became interested in film, he was all about the illusions. Experimenting with special effects like multiple exposures, the illusion of characters growing and shrinking, and many other shapeshifting tricks, he makes many films including 鈥楢 Trip to the Moon鈥� in 1902, which plays a role in this story. His very real history and association with automata are brought to light in 鈥楾he Inventions of Hugo Cabret.鈥� Even though the story of how Georges M茅li猫s meets Hugo is fiction, Selznick's well-researched details ring with authenticity. Geared to the middle school reader, this story would be a delight to anyone interested in art or historical fiction, especially the early history of the cinema. I find it to also be inspiring because even though Hugo鈥檚 journey is one of being alone, hungry, scared, and frightened, the transformative power of one drawing and friendships changed everything. Highly recommended!
August 15, 2008
I read the entire book in a few hours this afternoon; despite being about 500 pages it only has about 26,000 words and much of the page space is taken up with interesting formatting as well as sketches that help fill in some scenes of action and emotion to move the plot forward. It's a very interesting and ingenious idea for a book, one I quite appreciated. I almost always focused on the words more than the pictures in storybooks as a child, and I suppose that remains the case here, though it was neat to see how the two were companions in this book, appearing alternately but to the same purpose. At first, I wasn't sure how "into" the book I would be; it started a bit slow and gloomy for my taste--yet gradually the mystery pulled me in, little pieces begged to be put together -- like the automaton Hugo means to assemble--I was eager to learn what picture/story Selznick would ultimatley create. I especially appreciated the elements of magic--nothing you'd find in Hogwarts, but rather the magic of the early movies and how they were the stuff that dreams are made on!
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I skimmed through a copy at a cute, independent bookstore in Napa Valley over the weekend. It's quite the thick and lovely book. Now, a word to the wise--the book has MANY more illustrations than I expected! I was imagining a regular novel, with a sketch or two each chapter. No! Pages and pages of sketches separate chapters--they really DO help tell the story, not just in that they illustrate what is going (like children's picture books) but actually serve to progress the story without using any words... Anyway, it's a very neat idea--I just didn't want anyone to be surprised/disappointed if you were thinking the majority of the book is in traditional novel format.
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I skimmed through a copy at a cute, independent bookstore in Napa Valley over the weekend. It's quite the thick and lovely book. Now, a word to the wise--the book has MANY more illustrations than I expected! I was imagining a regular novel, with a sketch or two each chapter. No! Pages and pages of sketches separate chapters--they really DO help tell the story, not just in that they illustrate what is going (like children's picture books) but actually serve to progress the story without using any words... Anyway, it's a very neat idea--I just didn't want anyone to be surprised/disappointed if you were thinking the majority of the book is in traditional novel format.
September 9, 2018
I enjoyed this book so much, even more than Wonderstruck which I loved. The illustrations are wonderful and the way the story is told in text and then for several pages in drawing is so unique. This book also has some vintage photography of the era which really helps set the scene.
Hugo is an orphan with a talent for machinery, he lives in a railway station in Paris and tends to the clocks and steals food to get by. He has a secret that he focusses all his energy into trying to complete in his father's memory. When he meets another orphan their stories come together and end in a very satisfying conclusion.
The characters were wonderful, I want to spend more time with them. I loved the inclusion of the stills from films and the information on these factual elements included in the back pages.
The pictures make you race through what would otherwise seem like a huge book, it's an ideal read for children who find a longer book a struggle.
9th September 2018. My daughter is reading this now, we just looked up the Harold Lloyd clock scene which is pictured as a still in this book. It is from the film 'Safety First' 1923, watched the film on YouTube, well worth a look.
Hugo is an orphan with a talent for machinery, he lives in a railway station in Paris and tends to the clocks and steals food to get by. He has a secret that he focusses all his energy into trying to complete in his father's memory. When he meets another orphan their stories come together and end in a very satisfying conclusion.
The characters were wonderful, I want to spend more time with them. I loved the inclusion of the stills from films and the information on these factual elements included in the back pages.
The pictures make you race through what would otherwise seem like a huge book, it's an ideal read for children who find a longer book a struggle.
9th September 2018. My daughter is reading this now, we just looked up the Harold Lloyd clock scene which is pictured as a still in this book. It is from the film 'Safety First' 1923, watched the film on YouTube, well worth a look.
April 22, 2019
This novel is a unique attempt at combining the power of visual and textual storytelling.
Page after page, we follow a string of drawings that speak for themselves, moving the story forwards while zooming in and out to change perspectives. Then we turn a page and find ourselves confronted with text, and we are continuing the story by reading instead of watching, - starting exactly where the last illustration left us. The difference between this novel and an illustrated children's book is that the drawings don't show what the text says - they show the gaps between the written sequences.
The result is stunning!
You are forced to think your own words while looking at the pictures, and then they follow you into the written sections, creating an idea of the boundaries and connections between literature and visual arts.
The story itself is a love song to creative life. Each work of art - a clock, an automaton, a toy, a drawing, a book - is proof of life spent well.
Recommended to children of all ages!
Page after page, we follow a string of drawings that speak for themselves, moving the story forwards while zooming in and out to change perspectives. Then we turn a page and find ourselves confronted with text, and we are continuing the story by reading instead of watching, - starting exactly where the last illustration left us. The difference between this novel and an illustrated children's book is that the drawings don't show what the text says - they show the gaps between the written sequences.
The result is stunning!
You are forced to think your own words while looking at the pictures, and then they follow you into the written sections, creating an idea of the boundaries and connections between literature and visual arts.
The story itself is a love song to creative life. Each work of art - a clock, an automaton, a toy, a drawing, a book - is proof of life spent well.
Recommended to children of all ages!
September 19, 2023
Absolutely charming!
Hugo Cabret is an orphan who survives by his wits and his thievery inside the walls of a busy 1930s Paris train station. He鈥檚 also a resourceful young man who is teaching himself to repair the works of a broken-down automaton that he found in the burnt-out wreckage of the museum in which his father, previously the train station鈥檚 timekeeper, was killed. Hugo is convinced that if he can somehow bring the automaton back to life, it will convey a hidden message from his deceased father. The inside flap describes the situation well,
鈥淎 cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo鈥檚 dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery鈥�.
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET is loaded with masterful original drawings that manage to convey the story with a skill that I鈥檝e never seen matched in any other graphic novel before. In addition, the story conveys a wealth of information about 1930s Paris and the early history of the motion picture industry in France.
Definitely recommended as a novel, unique and thoroughly enjoyable reading experience.
Paul Weiss
Hugo Cabret is an orphan who survives by his wits and his thievery inside the walls of a busy 1930s Paris train station. He鈥檚 also a resourceful young man who is teaching himself to repair the works of a broken-down automaton that he found in the burnt-out wreckage of the museum in which his father, previously the train station鈥檚 timekeeper, was killed. Hugo is convinced that if he can somehow bring the automaton back to life, it will convey a hidden message from his deceased father. The inside flap describes the situation well,
鈥淎 cryptic drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen key, a mechanical man, and a hidden message from Hugo鈥檚 dead father form the backbone of this intricate, tender, and spellbinding mystery鈥�.
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET is loaded with masterful original drawings that manage to convey the story with a skill that I鈥檝e never seen matched in any other graphic novel before. In addition, the story conveys a wealth of information about 1930s Paris and the early history of the motion picture industry in France.
Definitely recommended as a novel, unique and thoroughly enjoyable reading experience.
Paul Weiss
January 5, 2016
Rese帽a completa aqu铆:
PRECIOSO
Lo que diga sobre este libro, lo que sea, siento que no le har谩 justicia. Me ha fascinado su mezcal de narrativa, las ilustraciones, las fotos, TODO.
La historia de Hugo me conmovi贸 y despert贸 mi curiosidad por el cine. A煤n ahora me pregunto por qu茅 la docencia no usa estos libros tan maravillosos para hablar de la historia.
Y no dir茅 m谩s porque atrasar茅 todos mis v铆deos y rese帽as para sacar inmediatamente las que estar谩n dedicadas a este libro. As铆 me ha gustado.
PRECIOSO
Lo que diga sobre este libro, lo que sea, siento que no le har谩 justicia. Me ha fascinado su mezcal de narrativa, las ilustraciones, las fotos, TODO.
La historia de Hugo me conmovi贸 y despert贸 mi curiosidad por el cine. A煤n ahora me pregunto por qu茅 la docencia no usa estos libros tan maravillosos para hablar de la historia.
Y no dir茅 m谩s porque atrasar茅 todos mis v铆deos y rese帽as para sacar inmediatamente las que estar谩n dedicadas a este libro. As铆 me ha gustado.
February 27, 2012
"The story I am about to share with you takes place in 1931, under the roofs of Paris. Here you will meet a boy named Hugo Cabret, who once, long ago, discovered a mysterious drawing that changed his life forever."
So begins the introduction of The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
Shortly after the start of the story we learn that twelve-year-old Hugo has recently lost his father to a tragic fire.
A horologist working for the city's museum, Hugo's father finds an old automaton in the museum's attic one day. Being a clock maker, his father is innately fasinated by the little man that appears to be able to write out a message if he were only restored to his former glory. Having little time on his hands, Hugo's father decides to leave it be. That is until young Hugo begs his father to fix the machine. But one fateful night when Hugo's father is trapped inside the attic a fire
breaks out, thus leading to the death of Hugo's father and much regret on Hugo's part for having been the one to convince his father to fix the automaton in the first place.
Determined to continue where his father left off, Hugo begins working on the automaton by night while taking care of the city's clocks by day. But in order to get the pieces he needs to properly restore the automaton, he must steal from the town's toy vendor. This leads to discoveries Hugo never could've imagined, new friendships, and a promising future for our young hero.
Although he has previously illustrated other authors' works, The Invention of Hugo Cabret is Brian Selznick's first full children's novel. It contains over 280 drawings, film stills, and what Selznick is best known for, stunning illustrations such as these:
Huge reminded me of Harry Potter a bit. Not in the wizardry kind of way, of course, but in the fact that they're both young, they've both lost their parents, and they're both very endearing and seem to call forth the reader's sympathy with great aptitude. They're the kind of boy you'd want to adopt and give a better life to; in other words, my favorite sort of character to read about.
Hugo's story is an enchanting journey that will have readers of all ages cheering for its characters and wanting more from Selznick.
If you're looking to follow up this book, the movie adaptation, simply titled Hugo, is directed by Martin Scorsese and will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray February 28, 2012.
Shortly after the start of the story we learn that twelve-year-old Hugo has recently lost his father to a tragic fire.
A horologist working for the city's museum, Hugo's father finds an old automaton in the museum's attic one day. Being a clock maker, his father is innately fasinated by the little man that appears to be able to write out a message if he were only restored to his former glory. Having little time on his hands, Hugo's father decides to leave it be. That is until young Hugo begs his father to fix the machine. But one fateful night when Hugo's father is trapped inside the attic a fire
breaks out, thus leading to the death of Hugo's father and much regret on Hugo's part for having been the one to convince his father to fix the automaton in the first place.
Determined to continue where his father left off, Hugo begins working on the automaton by night while taking care of the city's clocks by day. But in order to get the pieces he needs to properly restore the automaton, he must steal from the town's toy vendor. This leads to discoveries Hugo never could've imagined, new friendships, and a promising future for our young hero.
Although he has previously illustrated other authors' works, The Invention of Hugo Cabret is Brian Selznick's first full children's novel. It contains over 280 drawings, film stills, and what Selznick is best known for, stunning illustrations such as these:
Huge reminded me of Harry Potter a bit. Not in the wizardry kind of way, of course, but in the fact that they're both young, they've both lost their parents, and they're both very endearing and seem to call forth the reader's sympathy with great aptitude. They're the kind of boy you'd want to adopt and give a better life to; in other words, my favorite sort of character to read about.
Hugo's story is an enchanting journey that will have readers of all ages cheering for its characters and wanting more from Selznick.
If you're looking to follow up this book, the movie adaptation, simply titled Hugo, is directed by Martin Scorsese and will be released on DVD and Blu-Ray February 28, 2012.
July 2, 2023
Libro juvenil de trama sencilla y f谩cil de leer que tambi茅n recomiendo al lector adulto. La historia, Hugo Cabret, un ni帽o hu茅rfano que vive a escondidas en la estaci贸n de tren de Par铆s y el peculiar due帽o de una jugueter铆a de la estaci贸n ver谩n mezclarse sus vidas por esas casualidades que a veces se presentan. Decir m谩s ser铆a un spoiler imperdonable, pues lo ideal es descubrir cada detalle por uno mismo.
El mayor atractivo de este libro no es la trama sino el propio formato. No nos encontramos con una historia narrada a la manera convencional, sino una sucesi贸n de texto, ilustraciones y fotograf铆as antiguas que unidas van conformando la historia. El efecto que produce esta combinaci贸n es curioso, un libro con el trasfondo de los comienzos del cine, una trama muy ligada al espect谩culo y la sensaci贸n de casi estar viendo una pel铆cula. Tal como aparece en la contraportada, "Con 284 p谩ginas de ilustraciones originales y combinando elementos de los 谩lbumes ilustrados, las novelas gr谩ficas y el cine, Brian Selznick expande los l铆mites del concepto de novela, creando una nueva experiencia lectora"; expectativas cubiertas, doy fe de que es cierto.
Aqu铆 hago un spoiler que s贸lo recomiendo visualizar a los que ya hab茅is le铆do el libro:
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El mayor atractivo de este libro no es la trama sino el propio formato. No nos encontramos con una historia narrada a la manera convencional, sino una sucesi贸n de texto, ilustraciones y fotograf铆as antiguas que unidas van conformando la historia. El efecto que produce esta combinaci贸n es curioso, un libro con el trasfondo de los comienzos del cine, una trama muy ligada al espect谩culo y la sensaci贸n de casi estar viendo una pel铆cula. Tal como aparece en la contraportada, "Con 284 p谩ginas de ilustraciones originales y combinando elementos de los 谩lbumes ilustrados, las novelas gr谩ficas y el cine, Brian Selznick expande los l铆mites del concepto de novela, creando una nueva experiencia lectora"; expectativas cubiertas, doy fe de que es cierto.
Aqu铆 hago un spoiler que s贸lo recomiendo visualizar a los que ya hab茅is le铆do el libro:
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November 18, 2024
5 and a 鉂�
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 鈥� small gears and screws and springs. But when he鈥檚 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 鈥� oh, the drawings! They are rich and subtle and complex and detailed, showing incredible depth of field and use of light and shadow.
The latter sections of the book explore more of the early history of motion pictures, especially the contributions of Georges M茅li猫s. This part of the book is probably more interesting to adults.
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 subsequent readings I took more time to pour over the illustrations, really studying the detail.
(NOTE: updated Nov 2024, after third 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 鈥� small gears and screws and springs. But when he鈥檚 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 鈥� oh, the drawings! They are rich and subtle and complex and detailed, showing incredible depth of field and use of light and shadow.
The latter sections of the book explore more of the early history of motion pictures, especially the contributions of Georges M茅li猫s. This part of the book is probably more interesting to adults.
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 subsequent readings I took more time to pour over the illustrations, really studying the detail.
(NOTE: updated Nov 2024, after third reading)
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