Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, Bk 1)
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Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genres: Children's Books, Teen & Young Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Jeanne L. (bkydbirder) -
Helpful Score: 1
I started reading this book probably because it sounded so "peculiar". I rarely read anything that might be tagged as paranormal or fantasy but this is the category for this book . In the first 50 or so pages I was not sure whether I would continue it or not. I found the protagonist, Jacob, very interesting though - he's a pretty normal 16 yr old. The writing for such a topic is done so well by this author that the premise of the plot is almost believable.
Jacob's grandfather was sent from Poland by his parents to an island off the coast of Wales (Cairnholm) - supposedly to save him from the oncoming WWll ravages against the Jews. Jacob as a youngster hears so many interesting stories from his grandfather but as time goes by and Jacob ages, he begins to wonder if any of it could actually be true. Then a tragedy occurs and Jacob is compelled, with some minor assistance from his father, to visit the island and investigate the source of so many of his grandfather's preposterous(?) stories....
Throughout this book, Jacob remains pretty true to his teenage American self and he is a great main character.
There are what appear to be vintage photos in this book but as one reviewer said:
"The writing is so descriptive and evocative that I now question if the vintage photographs interspersed throughout the narratives are even necessary to the enjoyment of the story."
This entire book did not disappoint. A bittersweet ending but the only ending it could've had and very satisfying.
The pictures do set a certain tone for the story though but the writing is so descriptive that it gives you a good visualiztion of what is going on.
Jacob's grandfather was sent from Poland by his parents to an island off the coast of Wales (Cairnholm) - supposedly to save him from the oncoming WWll ravages against the Jews. Jacob as a youngster hears so many interesting stories from his grandfather but as time goes by and Jacob ages, he begins to wonder if any of it could actually be true. Then a tragedy occurs and Jacob is compelled, with some minor assistance from his father, to visit the island and investigate the source of so many of his grandfather's preposterous(?) stories....
Throughout this book, Jacob remains pretty true to his teenage American self and he is a great main character.
There are what appear to be vintage photos in this book but as one reviewer said:
"The writing is so descriptive and evocative that I now question if the vintage photographs interspersed throughout the narratives are even necessary to the enjoyment of the story."
This entire book did not disappoint. A bittersweet ending but the only ending it could've had and very satisfying.
The pictures do set a certain tone for the story though but the writing is so descriptive that it gives you a good visualiztion of what is going on.
