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reydeam's review
5.0
This author has talent not just with his ability to paint a story with words, but also with his amazing ability to tell a story of emotion, and action through his incredible and magnificent illustrations. His words and illustrations interact and complement and make the story complete. History was brought to light within a beautiful story that was told.
lydia_smith's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abandonment and Death of parent
imcalledcasey's review
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
sereia8's review
4.0
Graphic novels are becoming very popular and I've never been able to understand their huge appeal. However, I thoroughly enjoyed the visual aspects of this book. Though it's a fat book, it's also a very quick read. It's inventive, original, and a possible contendor for the Newbery.
avesmaria's review
3.0
This had such potential, and was such a disappointment. The combination of text and drawings and the narrative framework of automaton-created drawings was neat, but the writing in this book was just So. Bad. Characters acted unpredictably and without clear motive, there were plot holes/inconsistencies, and the writing itself was unskilled. I feel unsure about whether to recommend this to my 8-year-old.
pilateschick's review
5.0
A real treasure! The story is charming and I look forward to seeing it on film. The gorgeous pencil drawings have so much texture, I could stare at them for hours. The 500-page mixture of story and illustration was a visual feast, and just plain fun.
trin's review
3.0
There are a couple of really cool things about this book. One, it's about Georges Méliès, film pioneer and director of A Trip to the Moon, which I'm willing to bet you know even if you don't recognize that title or his name. (Picture a rocket sticking out of the eye of the man in the moon...) Two, the book is designed so it's like a silent movie: drawings are interspersed with text, so you get part of the story visually and part from the text (with more emphasis on text than there would be in a film, naturally). It's like a different approach to the graphic novel, and in that respect it's very, very cool. The story did less for me; it's intended for 9 to 12-year-olds, and I found it a bit simplistic (which is too bad, because there are other children's books that I find complex even now). Still, I think if I had read it when I was younger, I'd have been enchanted (I certainly remember Selznick's [b: The Houdini Box|442800|The Houdini Box|Brian Selznick|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327948515s/442800.jpg|2925572] with tons of fondness), and even now, even just as an objet d'art, it's lovely.
machi_mochi's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0