Book review: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Book: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Author: Brian Selznick

Genre: young adult, fiction, historical fiction, childrens, fantasy, graphic novel

Rating: 5/5

Format: Hardcover

Favorite Character: Hugo
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I have been meaning to read this book for a long time, and I was not disappointed. I watched the movie a long time ago and as I was reading bits and pieces started to come back to me. I kept remembering scenes of the movies being described and trying to remember if it was the Hugo movie I was thinking about.

This was a very quick read, and I was able to get through it in a few hours. The art is amazing and I could stare at his drawings all night. There was a nice balance of text and art that made for a nice progression of the story.

Book review: Uglies: Cutters by Scott Westerfeld

Book: Uglies: Cutters

Author: Scott Westerfeld

Genre: Young Adult, fiction, graphic novel

Rating: 3.5/5

Format: Paperback

Favorite Character: None.
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To start, Uglies is one of my favorite series' and Scott Westerfeld is my favorite author. I had read the first graphic novel but did not realize there was a second one until I saw this on Amazon. Overall I enjoyed this. It's nice to see the story from a different perspective and to get new information on what was happening while Tally was off being main-character-y. It took me a moment to get into, just because it's been so long since I read Uglies.

I would recommend this and the first graphic novel to any Uglies fan, even if they didn't like Shay as a character.

More shopping adventures

A continuation of my last blog! So after Star Base I went down the street to Half-Priced books where I picked up this lot.

Star Wars: Union, which I've wanted for a while. A kids book from TCW. Star Wars: Jango Fett. And Star Wars: Episode III. :)

I also scored this. I've been wanting it forever, but kept forgetting or being too broke. Found it for $15!

Then I stopped by the dollar store next store, and found these. Awesome glow-in-the-dark puzzles! I can't wait to move so I can put all these puzzles together!

Well that's it for now. Laundry is almost done. :)

MTFBWY