Book Review on Wonderstruck

                            

This is a book review on WONDERSTRUCK, written by Brian Selznick.

WONDERSTRUCK is a fantastic book and it is a MUST for people to read. It has a little bit of suspense, but there is one thing in particular that will spark quite a few minds; half of the book is in pictures!!!

WONDERSTRUCK is a book about two deaf people. The written part is about a boy named Ben who was once deaf with only one ear, how he becomes completely deaf, and what happens when he enters the wide and fascinating world of New York City. The other half of the book, which is in pictures, is about a deaf girl whose mum is a very famous actor, and since her mum goes out of town to act in her movies, the girl, Rose, really misses her. So Rose runs away from home several times until she finds her mum. But that is just the beginning… In the story you will find that both Ben and Rose have a love for the museum, they are both deaf, and also near the end you will find that they are actually related. Towards the end the drawings and the words come together, so Rose is also in the words and so is Ben (the boy). I found that when I was at a part with the pictures, it felt like I was the deaf one. Kind of like the people in the story. I think that was what the author was going for. When you are reading the book make sure you don’t skip the pictures,  that you look at them carefully, and not miss even a single detail, otherwise at some point of time, you will be slightly confused and you will have to turn back a few pages to understand. This story takes a lot of patience and quite a lot of thinking and comprehending to fully understand. I will be sure to read it again in the future. I had lots of fun visualizing what the boy felt like and looking at the wonderful detailed sketches. I was WONDERSTRUCK!

I rate this book a 10 out of 10 because it is a very interesting and imaginative book that has been set using an outstanding concept, and is full of great literacy and detail, and is exactly what i love. (If you find a book as interesting as thi, be sure to reccomend!). If you like the sound of this book, then take a look at his other book, The invention of Hugo Cabret.

 You will find this book in the Fiction (chapter books) section under SEL.

 I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

 By Zanobia, Rm 7