Mario the lone bookwolf's Reviews > The Invention of Hugo Cabret

He always knows how late it is

And when the automation clock ticks again
The mystery surrounding this machinery is the main plot element, combined with the smartness of the main protagonist. His quite sad life is filled with the mission to find out more about his past in a

Historical fiction with some grains of magical realism
Especially history nerds may find much pleasure in the whole setting, but I guess many others who are in usual much more action and complex, interwoven plot graphic novels won´t find their Elysium here. It´s just too genre specific to be appealing to all audiences. But I can´t remember

Many as good attempts to teach history that way
Especially with a focus on science, in this case, Georges Méliès and filmmaking, it lets historic figures become alive again. Might be a pretty good approach to teach close to any school subject with a focus on scientists or science, especially if it

Stays clean from too much ideology and cynicism
That´s a bit unusual, but also very refreshing because characters and story can unfold without the bitter taste of grievances and malfunctioning social systems. Except for the ones that are standard for the time over 1 century ago and still in many places today.

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