How have I not read this before? It was amazing. Between the drawings, the prose, and of course the storyline, I can see why there was such a great demand for the book when it came out. And I know there are a couple of other books with the same feel of going beyond just words or illustrations. The two entities intertwine and can not be separated and have the same effect of the story. Hugo is a boy who has been orphaned, but is determined to continue the work his father was doing before his father perished in a fire. Somehow Kevin Bacon shows up (not really, but in the vein of the 5 degrees of Kevin Bacon), there is a connection to the work and the toy keeper who is also in the Parisian train station. It is a beautiful story based on an amazing creator of movies when the medium became popular. And, reading a 500+ page book in one day makes you look like a genius.
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How have I not read this before? It was amazing. Between the drawings, the prose, and of course the storyline, I can see why there was such a great demand for the book when it came out. And I know there are a couple of other books with the same feel of going beyond just words or illustrations. The two entities intertwine and can not be separated and have the same effect of the story. Hugo is a boy who has been orphaned, but is determined to continue the work his father was doing before his father perished in a fire. Somehow Kevin Bacon shows up (not really, but in the vein of the 5 degrees of Kevin Bacon), there is a connection to the work and the toy keeper who is also in the Parisian train station. It is a beautiful story based on an amazing creator of movies when the medium became popular. And, reading a 500+ page book in one day makes you look like a genius.
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December 2023
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