The Marvels
by Brian Selznick
Taste attributes: historicaldramawholesomerealisticsimplelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA stirring historical novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.7 / 5
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About This Book
Told in two stand-alone stories, the first nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, and the second in text. In 1766, a boy, Billy Marvel, is shipwrecked, rescued, and goes on to found a brilliant family of actors that flourishes in London until 1900--and nearly a century later, Joseph Jervis, runs away from home, seeking refuge with his uncle in London, and is captivated by the Marvel house, with its portraits and...
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- Author
- Brian Selznick
- Published
- 2015
- Pages
- 655
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- Open Library
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