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Kaleidoscope by Brian Selznick

October 25, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Kaleidoscope is classic Brian Selznick with the illustrations. It is busy, crowded, soft, heavy, black and white, surreal and realistic. However, the story is not what I expect from Selznick. It is abstract. Several stories are contained into three parts: Morning, Afternoon and Evening. All of these stories feel as if they should be connected, but none actually seem to be actually connected. Or are they? There are images that show up in more than one story (the boys breaking into a place and burning […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: Bereavement, Brian Selznick, Death, friendship, grief, Social Themes, space & time

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:358 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fantasy, Fiction, Health, Mystery, Religion, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: Bereavement, Brian Selznick, Death, friendship, grief, Social Themes, space & time ·
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A Couple of Babies

Baby Monkey, Private Eye by David Serlin

March 27, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

These two books have nothing to do with each other. I am only reviewing together to show that there is something for everyone out there. Feminist Baby by Loryn Brantz is an attempt to help spread contemporary thoughts. The story “Baby can do anything” is not new, but by putting in the word “feminist” you put a new spin on it. The fact the baby acts like a baby (gets messy, gets naked, etc.) means you will either love or dislike this board book of […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Brian Selznick, David Serlin, Loryn Brantz

BlackRaven's CBR10 Review No:54 · Genres: Uncategorized · Tags: Brian Selznick, David Serlin, Loryn Brantz ·
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OMG BRIAN SELZNICK!!!!

The Marvels by Brian Selznick

September 3, 2016 by bonnie Leave a Comment

Is there such a thing as Brian Selznick addiction? Because OMG I totally have it. I devoured his two previous books in a mere afternoon apiece as they each came out. I’m just sad I forgot to put a hold on this when it was first released. I appreciate the way he merges simple charcoal-like sketches with a complex and layered story that helps us merge art and text. The Marvels is more of the same that I’ve come to expect. I can’t decide if […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Brian Selznick, Graphic Novel

bonnie's CBR8 Review No:111 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Brian Selznick, Graphic Novel ·
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Please See My Joint Review with Ewandini

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick

September 29, 2014 by Mrs. Julien Leave a Comment

My son and I prepared a joint review of this book. Please go visit that version.    

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Brian Selznick, Children

Mrs. Julien's CBR6 Review No:74 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Brian Selznick, Children ·
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The Book About Basically the Same Thing as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, But This Is a Very Bad Book

The Robot King by Brian Selznick

May 26, 2014 by Ewandini 2 Comments

You know Brian Selznick as the person who wrote The Invention of Hugo Cabret, but this is his less famous book. It’s the same basic idea as The Invention of Hugo Cabret, except it’s a brother and a sister who are orphans, and instead a train station, they are living in their parents’ old house. They make a machine which can pull part of itself off to make an object float in the air. Pretty great idea, right?, but poor execution. When I read the book […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Brian Selznick, Children's Books, children's fiction

Ewandini's CBR6 Review No:7 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, Brian Selznick, Children's Books, children's fiction ·
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