And so the adventure begins....
As I sat down to begin reading The Invention of Hugo Cabret I thumbed through the pages looking at all the many wonderful illustrations. The drawing technique of crosshatching is used throughout. I found the brief introduction inviting and an interesting way to start the book. It is a visual set-up for the reader that I most enjoyed! I found myself turning page after page reading and looking at the illustrations. This is a wonderful book! The idea of the automaton is intriguing and lends myself to the curiosity of will Hugo complete the restoration? At the same time I am also saddened by Hugo’s solitude and loss of his father.
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ReplyDeletePage after page I was lost within this book. As I continued to read I felt that the toy shop owner was somehow related to the automaton but never would have guessed the depth to the storyline nor the ending of the story. The automaton was fixed and drew; yet, that was only the first half of the story. There was yet another story to be told in order for the conclusion to be unveiled....
As I close the back cover to this wonderful book I am left with inspiration.
Inspired to dream and create...
This book was a great easy read...perfect for a lazy Sunday afternoon when one curls up on the couch with a good book!
Favorite Lines:
“ ‘...before you turn the page, I want you to picture yourself sitting in the darkness, like the beginning of a movie. On screen, the sun will soon rise, and you will find yourself zooming toward a train station in the middle of the city. You will rush through the doors into a crowded lobby. You will eventually spot a boy amid the crowd, and he will start to move through the train station. Follow him, because this is Hugo Cabret. His head is full of secrets, and he’s waiting for his story to begin.’ ” ~Professor H. Alcofrisbas
(From: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2007, p. ix)”
“ ‘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 types 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.’ ” ~ Hugo Cabret
(From: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2007, p. 378)”
“ ‘...listening to the sounds of shoe heels clicking against the floor...the sound of my films disappearing forever into the dust.’ ” ~ Georges Méliès
(From: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2007, p. 406)
“In that moment, the machinery of the world lined up. Somewhere a clock struck midnight, and Hugo’s future seemed to fall perfectly into place.”
(From: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, New York, NY: Scholastic Press, 2007, p. 507)