The Girl in the Castle Inside the Museum by Kate Bernheimer, Nicoletta Ceccoli
My rating: 4/5 cats
i first saw this book because of miriam’s review, and then when ceridwen reviewed it, too, i just had to order it in to the store for me. and i totally agree with what ceridwen says about negative reviews being just as effective at helping another reader decide if a book is for them or not. i am pretty stubborn and self-motivated—when it comes to books, i like to make up my own mind. miriam didn’t like it, ceridwen did, but i knew that cover art was calling to me, so i had to see it for myself.
and i’m glad i own it, because it is truly beautiful.
for me, the words are just an excuse for the pictures. to me, it is the book equivalent of city of lost children. i think it is beautiful, but i’d rather watch it with the sound off. and i think for the pictures alone, this book is worth a moment of your time.
ceridwen says (because this is somehow a review of ceridwen’s review, not the book—ha) that she is never sure how to star-rate children’s books—for the child, for the parent—i do not have children to read this to, so my rating is for me alone.
five stars cats for art—three for words.
make up your own minds.
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