I would highly recommend this book to anybody who enjoys a story with suspense. The plot of Hugo Cabret is easy to follow through pictures and the vocabulary is modern, casual diction that is easy to understand.
The amount of pages in this book is misleading because in reality there are a lot of pictures in the book and only about 500 pages of actual reading. I liked the usage of pictures in the book because some of the imagery was hard to follow and when I would turn the page there would always be an image for clarity. This in my opinion is a great characteristic of an author because it shows that the author is aware that some of the book is hard to follow and he wants to make sure the reader has a full understanding of the book. There was never a situation in this book where there was a pointless page, every page mattered in deciphering the plot and story line.
In the book, we meet a young boy named Hugo who lives behind the walls in a train station located in Paris. Hugo's dad dedicated his life to making a human-like machine with a peculiar keyhole located on its chest. When Hugo's dad tragically passes away, it is up to him to find the key and finish what his father started. I think because of this plot, the author uses so many pictures in the novel because it is not a relatable subject and the pictures help the reader step into Hugo's shoes. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I hope you will read it too as I would rate it a 10/10.
I like how the author of this book uses pictures because I agree that sometimes it is really difficult to get the imagery that the author is trying to convey, so the clear representation of a picture really can help the reader see what the author is trying to get to the reader. I think that more books should include this type of imagery. I am going to have to take a look at this book and see if I like it.
ReplyDeleteWhy would a professional author use pictures in his novels? Well, I think that it may be because it attracts the readers attention and lets the reader take a break from words and visualize from the picture instead. Pictures can also be used to help the author get his message across if he believes it's too detailed to be described in 10 pages, or maybe he's trying to break that distance between children-only picture books and 1000 page long novels.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed the post. I thought your recommendation about the book was quite persuading. You made the book seem exciting. As soon as I saw the book cover on your post...I was about to just skip it because I am aware about how long it looks. Thanks for the clarification and giving us a quick preview of the book.
ReplyDeleteI have read Hugo Cabret, but my opinion differs to the extent that if there were more words, and less pictures, it probably would have been a little lighter. The underlying story was phenomenal though.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Dylan V said about the pictures providing that imagrey that may sometimes be hard to see. Also I like how you tell the audience that the diction in this book is casual because sometimes, we think that if a book is award-winning and is extremely long like this book is, that the vocabulary and diction may be elevated and difficult to read.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds really good, and like you I definatly like clarity to come later as a characteristic. This book sounds very very good and I will read it.
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of books like this with pictures they really help and great work on the post!
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds really interesting and the picture element kind of catches my attention because some authors have trouble creating imagery that I understand, so this allows the reader to create their own image along with the author's own image provided.
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