Reviews

A Invenção de Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

vangalapriya's review against another edition

4.0

Not much reading involved really. There's a lot of pictures so don't be intimidated by the size of the book. It was a good book although there was something about the tone that I didn't like. It's definitely better than the movie.

adriennefiechtl11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

ranvita's review against another edition

3.0

I finally finished this book after hearing part of it in third grade, and I definitely liked it better in third grade than reading it now.

hjswinford's review against another edition

5.0

Interesting and enjoyable. The artwork is amazing without being super elaborate.

xestibalizx's review against another edition

2.0

Hugo es un chavalín de corta edad que está intentando arreglar un autómata. Fin. Ah, no. Al arreglar el autómata se desvela un grandiosos secreto muy predecible.

Tochón donde los haya. Pero también es emotivo. Aunque el libro carece de cierta lógica... Al menos, desde mi punto de vista. Se me hizo muy tedioso leerme este libro porque si. Porque lo predije. Predije que no me gustaría y que si me lo leía era por obligación de la gymkana. Me gustó un poco más de lo que pensaba. Pero solo por la emotividad de Selznick en su pluma. Y también por los dibujos. Ilustraciones extraordinarias donde las haya.
Pero para mi, la historia es como muy surrealista dentro del género de ficción. ¿Cómo puede andar Hugo por ahí solo? ¿Y cómo va arreglar un autómata? Y ni siquiera relatan la historia completa de Papá Georges. Es como si se quedasen en un punto y ya. No cuentan ni como llegó a hacerse juguetero ni nada. Pues vaya.

En resumidas cuentas, infantil donde los haya. Surrealista. ¿Algo más? Si, la historia no tiene ni una pizca de lógica.

kathyhope_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

crabbit40's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

musaho's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

madirm1's review against another edition

5.0

This book was breathtaking. I’ve seen the movie, but it was so long ago. The story was told so simply yet beautifully. This book will be on my list of favorites for a while.

wordswithjustine's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Beautiful illustrations and interesting topic, but Hugo himself failed to grab me.