Week 6- Automatomatomaton

Hey! Like I said I would, I finished The Invention of Hugo Cabret on Wednesday. I don't have that much more to say, but I wanted to talk about the ending real quick because *shivers* it was simple but incredible at the same time. Basically, Hugo talks directly to the reader and says that many years after the end of the story, he built a second automaton, and it was that automaton that wrote and illustrated the book I just finished.

OH MY GOD SELZNICK IS A GENIUS! I know I've said it a million times, but I'll say it a million more. Just… *sigh* genius.

Aaaaanyways, since I finished Hugo, I started Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. A lot of people have recommended this book to me, but I haven't given it a try. The beginning is a little slow, but it's interesting so far. The thing that hooked me almost immediately is how you're thrown into the story. That is, Tally, the main character, lives hundreds of years in the future, with advanced technology like talking rooms and bridges, hoverboards, and a coming-of-age ritual I'm slowly learning more about as she drops hints.

This works because, instead of explaining what everything is and does, she refers to the tech in passing as though the reader is expected to know, because this is the real world, so why wouldn't they? If it hadn't been executed as well, it could have been confusing, but it comes off as mysterious and intriguing, which makes me want to read more.
I have no idea if I'll finish it or even if it's going to be good, but I guess we'll see. Tally seems like a bit of a pushover, but you do you. She did crash a party, pull a fire alarm, and bungee jump to safety, so… either she's an overpowered Mary Sue or there's more to her than I thought. I've still got a lot of reading to do. Talk to you next week!