August 19, 2012
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Week 34: Wonderstruck
I picked up this book from the library because it was right next to “Hugo Cabret,” by the same author, and had the similar format of being “A Novel in Words and Pictures.”
A few oddities.
The beginning section is set in Gunflint, Minnesota. I was just there last week.
The middle section is set in Hoboken, New Jersey. I reading another book right now (How I Paid for College) that is set in New Jersey and the author mentions that the nickname of his town (Oak Acres) is Hoboken Acres.
There’s a mini-theme running through the story about silent films. I was just comparing “Hugo Cabret” (and the words+pictures format) to silent films.Anyhow. I liked the book. The ending seemed a bit…strange? Weak? But the use of the pictures interspersed was a lot more interesting than in “Hugo.” In “Hugo” the pictures seemed to supplement the story more? Which made the book feel a bit like a graphic novel. In “Wonderstruck,” the pictures depict a parallel storyline.
