My sitter was sick today, so I left work at 2 pm to get William off the bus. It was a glorious afternoon, so while William played in the sandbox, I sat and re-read The Invention of Hugo Cabret. What can I say that hasn't already been said? I was intrigued by the clocks, gears, mechanical toys and the automaton. The way the story is propelled forward by both pictures and words is utterly compelling. On several occasions I looked up to find my 6-year old looking over my shoulder studying the illustrations. He was as enthralled as I was.
I was particularly taken by these two excerpts. For some reason the words resonated with me, and I could not get them out of my head.
You can learn more about this fantastic book at The Invention of Hugo Cabret web site.
I was particularly taken by these two excerpts. For some reason the words resonated with me, and I could not get them out of my head.
Hugo also remembered that sometimes at night, Father would read to him from amazing adventure stories by Jules Verne and a collection of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales, which were Hugo's favorites. He missed being read to. (pp. 146-147)When I came to the end, for the second time in less than a week, I must admit to finding myself teary-eyed. I am a sap however (I cry when I see Folger's and Hallmark commercials), so this should come as no surprise. I closed the book and found myself hungry for a silent Chaplin film and a trip to Paris, post haste. In the meantime, I'm going to dig out the antique windup gorilla I received while hospitalized as a teen, and see if I can't just get it going again.
I like to imagine that the world is one big machine. You know, machines never have any extra parts. They have the exact number and type of parts they need. So I figure if the entire world is a big machine, I have to be here for some reason. And that means you have to be here for some reason, too. (p. 378)
You can learn more about this fantastic book at The Invention of Hugo Cabret web site.
that sounds like a cool book. I really like the quotes, esp. the 2nd one. very nice. Is it very theological overall?
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm going to have to read this one. People seem to love it, or don't like it at all.
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