In any case, the views expressed in the reviews are my honest opinion. Occasionally, I will receive free copies of books, or advanced review copies of books, for the purpose of providing an honest review. If I cannot provide a positive (or at least partially positive) review for a book, I will not post one.ĭisclosure: I never receive payment for book reviews. All opinions posted on my book reviews are my own, regardless of whether I received a free copy of the book. Books can be any category but must not be rated anything stronger than "R." Though I will make every attempt to accommodate requests for reviews, please note that due to high demand, I cannot guarantee a book review. If you would like your book to be reviewed, please email me. Options include a guest blog post, an author interview, an interview with one of your characters as well as Rafflecopter giveaways! Content should be limited to a "PG-13" rating, and books promoted must be limited to "rated R." I feature authors on Wednesdays! If you would like to be featured, please email me. It’s definitely one I’m saving to give to the kiddo when she’s old enough. The quality of the hardcover and intricate drawings helps add to the magic. This wonderfully illustrated novel tells the story of a boy who has spent two years alone, tending to the clocks of a train station and attempting to fix a broken automaton. It’s an encouragement to young readers to follow their dreams and advice to grown-ups to never give up on theirs. Georges Melies is known for his dream-like imagery in films, and the book captures that sense of dreaminess and magic. įinally, this book carries with it a sense of magic-the same sense of magic we feel when seeing a film in the theatre. The author provides a link, where we can learn more about one of the devices he researched for this novel. I was especially interested in the characters’ abilities to fix automata. Fans of steampunk will appreciate the toy shop in the novel, where Hugo helps Melies repair clockwork toys, and engineers will appreciate the references to horology. Those unfamiliar with early film will learn something. Grown-ups familiar with film (especially early film) will appreciate the references. The novel is appropriate for young readers, but adults will appreciate it as well. Some of the pictures are historical, or screen shots from early films. The book also has section, which mimic the “acts” in a film, broken, for instance, by an intermission. His adventures centre around the discovery of an old automaton, this is a real page turner To celebrate the UK launch, an exhibition of Brians original. The illustrations are cinematic, almost like a storyboard, as they follow the characters in wide angle and then “zoom” in to close-ups. It includes full pages of text, partial pages of text, and full pages of illustrations. In doing so, he gets into various troubles and discovers the automaton’s relationship to Georges Melies, a famous early filmmaker. The story follows a fictional boy named Hugo, who happens upon plans for fixing an automaton that was partially destroyed in a museum fire. Subtitled “a novel in words and pictures,” this 530-page book is a fast read.
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