The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a beautiful story told in both words and pictures that I read in a couple hours on Thanksgiving day. Hugo is a young boy who has lost his father (this seems to be a recurring motif in books I've read lately) in a tragic fire-related accident. Prior to his death, Hugo's father had been restoring an automaton--a mechanical man made from gears much like those of a clock--and now, Hugo has taken on his father's project. Automata are complicated machines and this particular man seems to be the most complicated and confounding one ever created. Through the course of the story, Hugo meets an old toy seller who also seems to have a mysterious connection to the automaton. The relationship that develops between this old man and this young boy is as complicated and wonderous as the machine itself. The images in the book are beautiful. It is worth picking up just to skim over the pictures:
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