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The Marvels by Brian Selznick
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The Marvels (edition 2015)

by Brian Selznick (Author)

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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 ghostly presences.… (more)
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Title:The Marvels
Authors:Brian Selznick (Author)
Info:Scholastic Press (2015), Edition: 1st Edition, 672 pages
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An extraordinary book. Told at first in a series of stills - illustrations telling a rollicking adventure, we move nearly 200 years, to have the story continue with the descendants of the original cast. I'll return to this review later, when the dust has had time to settle. But it was an impressive reading experience. ( )
  Margaret09 | Apr 15, 2024 |
Lush illustration (more than half of the tale) makes this historic fiction an engaging read -- I enjoy wordless picture books, don't you? The written narrative is not nearly as delicious.
For young readers struggling with a sense of loneliness within their own family or processing loss, Selznick's fantasy may be just the thing. ( )
  rebwaring | Aug 14, 2023 |
Il sito internet del libro:
http://www.themarvelsthebook.com/

Someday I'll wish upon a star, wake up where the clouds are far behind me
Where trouble melts like lemon drops
High above the chimney tops is where you'll find me
Somewhere over the rainbow way up high.

(Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World, Kamakawiwoʻole)

Ponendoci di fronte all’aut aut: aut visum aut non, oppure: o lo vedi o non lo vedi.

Cosa sono quelle diavolerie che derivano dalle immagini? Le parole cancellano le immagini, ma, nonostante tutto, vedi anche le parole (che diventano immagini nella tua testa).
Le immagini, nella loro immediatezza, fungono da maschera alle parole, fungono da maschera alla verita’ contenuta nelle parole (Nietzsche).

Si vede quello che si ‘vuol’ vedere: il gatto che cammina al piano di sopra e’ lo spirito di Marvel oppure solo il gatto?
Miao, dice il gatto… allora era solo il gatto! (anche se non lo vedo).

Aut-Aut (Kierkegaard): siamo alle solite con le dualita’, sempre li’ a dividere, Jenseits?

La meraviglia (marvel? oppure thauma? (Aristotele)) che nasce guardando le immagini ci fara’ scoprire un tesoro?

Alcuni brani:

(da William Butler Yeats)
Se avessi le stoffe ricamate dei cieli,
lavorate con luce d’oro e argento,
le stoffe azzurre e le opache e le oscure
della penombra, della luce e del buio,
le stenderei sotto i tuoi piedi:
ma sono povero, e non ho che i miei sogni;
ho steso i sogni sotto i tuoi piedi;
cammina piano per che’ calpesti i miei sogni.

(436)

Joseph ripenso’ al vecchio Penney, a teatro, e aggredi’ lo zio con le sue stesse parole: “Le storie non sono la stessa cosa dei fatti!”.
Alberti rimase in silenzio per un attimo, poi disse: “ No, ma possono essere veri entrambi”.
“No che non possono!” Joseph si asciugo’ i rivoli di lacrime dalle guance, poi corse al piano di sopra e si chiuse in camera, sbattendo la porta.

(536)

La notte, sopra il tetto, accanto al vascello dorato,
osservo la citta’ e sogno un viaggio smisurato.
Le onde sono alte, il vento e’ forte, la luna pallida e piena.
L’odore del mare mi chiama, e’ il canto di una sirena.
Grido nel buio senza fine, e aspetto la risposta:
“Vai! Vai!” mi dice. “Vai! Distendi le tue ali e vola senza sosta.”

(569)

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  NewLibrary78 | Jul 22, 2023 |
How I did not know of Bran Selznick all these years is beyond me. The artistic way he draws and writes is absolutely beautiful. This story was beyond words. From beginning to end, I was drawn in and couldnt put the book down. I think I spent just as much time looking at the drawings as I did reading the words. Adults will, hopefully, have a different interpretation of this book than a child aged 10. ( )
  SRQlover | Jul 18, 2023 |
An innovative page-turner for all. ( )
  Claude... | Apr 24, 2023 |
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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 ghostly presences.

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