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| A found photo from Riggs' collection. |
Philadelphia : Quirk Books, 2013.
382 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
I might have missed this book if not for a donation from our local Barnes & Noble store. They gave our library several copies of various books from their "World Book Night"- including Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. I was intrigued by the cover...
...and thumbed through it to see that it was filled with enigmatic,evocative and unsettling photographs from times gone by. I was definitely hooked.
The novel combines history (WWII and Holocaust survivors), time travel, monsters, the supernatural, danger, and romance - as Ransom Riggs weaves a great story sparked by his own hobby/obsession with old photographs.
I really enjoyed the wonderfully imaginative interweaving of photos and story. As you read the novel, you will find the related photo reprinted within close proximity the page you're on. The photos are memorable and haunting in their own right, and add an element of "is this true" to what is otherwise a truly "out of this world" thriller.
I will definitely recommend this book to students looking for "something different," students who like fantasy/supernatural, and to any student who enjoys horror/monster/paranormal stories, too.
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