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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. The Arrival is a story told all in pictures. Tan tells an immigrant's story of landing in a new land, a land full of strange symbols (written words), food, animals, and customs. Since the new land is also a made up world, the reader experiences the confusion and wonder depicted by the main character. And, oh my, the art is wonderful! The animal characters are particularly charming. (  )nwolff | Jun 24, 2009 |   I really enjoyed this booki, it expressed the truth behind ther immigration process. It expressed all of the new things immigrants experience in a new place. This book really showed the reality of what an immigrant goes through once arriving to a new place. Whether it be the process of getting papers, medical examinations, or finding your way around in a new country. Also the family issues that occur during immigration. It is a really good book to read even though it has no words the pictures tell a story of a million words. ( )N.Lane | Jun 24, 2009 | This was a good book. It would have been a great book if there were words in it. I mean, I understood what was happening, but it took a while to comprehend and put it all together. (  )bmoses | Jun 24, 2009 | I like the style of the book is "written" without any words. It gives people a little room to imagine. ( )vprince | Jun 24, 2009 | I give "The Arrival" 3 1/2 stars. This book is different than any of other book I choose to read, in that, it doesn't have any words. It made me use my imagination by creating conflicts and a plot that the character was going through. Some of the reader's strengths were the graphic pictures. Shaun Tan did an excellent job of making the pictures seem live and read. The pictures were able to make words fit in your mind. Some of the weaknesses would be that the reader may not got the exact meaning the author was trying to get across because there are not any words. Another would be that a reader may miss an important detail because they missed the picture. There were a few pictures that I was confused about. (  )blilind | Jun 12, 2009 | 0.029 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0439895294, Hardcover)"A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay." -- Jeff Smith, author of Bone"A magical river of strangers and their stories!" -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets "Magnificent." -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He's embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life - he's leaving home to build a better future for his family. Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main character's isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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