A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. And a strange collection of very curious photographs. It all waits to be discovered in "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children", an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children who once lived here - one of whom was his own grandfather - were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a desolate island for good reason. And somehow - impossible though it seems - they may still be alive. A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows.
From the re-read I started in October 2016 (still haven't finishing it... lol) because back then there was no re-read feature:
October 22, 2016 – page 61
"I think the movie would have been more profound if, like the book, it focused on Jacob's "between" period more, instead of glossing over his depression and erasing the nightmares all together."
October 22, 2016 – page 33
"So, in the book Jacob's father had all his eyes as he died... not a sentence I thought I'd ever say, tbh"
October 22, 2016 – page 0
I had just come to accept that my life would be ordinary when extraordinary things began to happen"
Re-Reading this to purge that mess of a film from my mind.
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