Author Ransom Riggs has created a very peculiar book. Not only is the story strange, but also the way he wrote the book. He has taken photographs from 10 collectors that were found or rescued from flea markets, antique malls and yard sales. He then wrote a story around those photographs. The book contains 44 of these photos and they add to the mystery of the story. Here is a link to the trailer for the book.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWrNyVhSJUU&feature=player_embedded
I found this book by accident while searching through the digital library for a book to read. The cover caught my attention so I downloaded the book and could not put it down. It is a very original story with great pacing and flow, keeping the reader intrigued from beginning to end. Here is a short description from amazon:
A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of very curious photographs.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.
A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
You can check out more about the author on his blog at www.ransomriggs.com. He recently posted that there will be a sequel coming in 2013 and he has another book, Talking Pictures, coming in April 2012.
I love the cover, it's awesome.
ReplyDeleteThe basis of the story sounds very original.