Wonderstruck
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Summary:
This story is told in two parts that parallel one another. One part is told strictly using illustrations, the other part is told mainly in text until the very end. Rose Kincaid is a deaf girl obsessed with actress Lillian Mayhew, hers is the story told entirely through illustration. Ben is a young child who just lost his mother and is rendered temporarily deaf when he's struck by lightning. Ben's story is told mostly in text. By the end of the book both of these stories end up coming together in a very splendid happy way.
Opinion:
Brian Selznick has done it again! Right now the man has my respect he's only written two books but they are both very amazing. They are perfect for both children and adults, they are wonderful stories to encourage thinking in a young child, instead of just spoon feeding them the story through text. The illustrations are terrifically interpretable. When you get your hands on the book it looks intimidating because it's very thick, many pages but it's easy to get through because most of the pages are illustrations.
Why I chose to read this book:
I loved the invention of Hugo Cabret, the movie Hugo was amazing as well. I found out he published wonderstruck through a fellow co-worker of mine and placed it on reserve at work so that I could have a turn to read it.
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