Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

As the title of this post implies, I chose to read Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick. I'm not 100% what lured me to read this book, perhaps it was the unique way it was written, maybe it was the story and historical aspect, or maybe it was because I finally had watched the movie Hugo the night before. The way this book is written in very unique and interesting. Half of the story is told through text, while the other half is told through pictures.
To list some of the thoughts I had while I was reading would take up sooooo much room due to the fact that I finished the book in a day, but what really stuck out to me was how I interpreted the pictures. Sometimes the story can be unclear when you aren't being told what is happening, it's like the other way around where the reader has to put words to the pictures. At some parts, especially when new characters were introduced, it was difficult to tell who the person was and their role in the story, but in the end, it all comes together and is understandable.  Oh and both of the stories in the book revolve around two deaf children, so it made it easier when they would write notes to say what they were thinking.
Just to wrap up the book, I really enjoyed it. There wasn't much action or anything like that, but instead, I had the sensation of wonder, something that I can't say I feel a lot when I read a book. The whole layout of the book was fabulous and the way that Brian Selznick brought both stories together at the end was absolutely fantastic!

Compare/Contrast

    The Capulet family resembles Tillie’s family for many reasons but is also quite different. Overall, I liked the book, but it was actually kind of strange at parts.

    One of the similarities between Juliet and Tillie are that they are both independent. Tillie has learned to grow up without the support of her mother and sister, which is mainly the reason she is independent. Juliet has gone against what her family believes by seeing Romeo, a Montague, leading her to be an independent young lady. The families are also quite similar to each other. Lady Capulet and Beatrice both seemed to act as if their daughters didn’t exactly exist.

    Over the course of the book, Beatrice actually felt pride for her daughter, which Lady Capulet never expressed. The families are also different in the time that the book takes place. Romeo and Juliet takes place near the 16^th century and The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds takes place sometime during the 20^th century.