Ratings247
Average rating3.9
Ik was content van boek één, en aangezien het eindigt met een cliffhanger en er al een vervolg was: in de rapte ook gelezen.
Voor ongeduldige mensen: ja, dit is ook goed, en getverdimme ja, dit eindigt ook met een cliffhanger, en neen, hier is nog géén vervolg op.
Bespaar u de frustratie dus en wacht tot deel drie uit is, of het zou moeten zijn dat dat van hetzelfde hemd een neusdoek is, enfin, ge doet natuurlijk wat ge wilt.
Opnieuw hetzelfde concept, van een verhaal opgehangen aan gevonden oude foto's. De peculiar children uit boek één zijn hun Miss Peregrine kwijt, 't is te zeggen, ze is veranderd in een vogel (wat normaal is want zij kan dat) maar ze kan niet meer terug veranderen (wat niet normaal is). Om haar te genezen hebben ze maar een paar dagen om van het ene eind van het land naar Londen te gaan, wat in 1940 niet evident is. Cue zigeuners, avonturen, Jacob die ontdekt wat hij allemaal kan doen met zijn peculiariteit, moeilijke beslissingen, onverwachte wendingen, slechte slechteriken, liefde, zelfopoffering, dood, the works.
Nu ik op voorhand wist dat het echt oude foto's en dat het verhaal bij wijze van spreken rond de foto's geschreven is in plaats van foto's ter illustratie van het verhaal, had ik soms de indruk dat het wat bij de haren getrokken was: zo van “oh ja, er komt een zeer magere man in voor die niet veel bij te dragen heeft aan het verhaal, maar dat is gewoon omdat de auteur een wijze foto van een zeer magere man had liggen”.
Behalve dat: spannend, onderhoudend, en mijn dertig of vijfendertig jaar jongere ik zou dit ook nog zeer graag gelezen hebben.
Really liked the first one. This one not so much. Story feels forced around the pictures.
After thoroughly enjoying the first book, this one was a real disappointment. It didn't hold my attention the same and it felt more juvenile, seemingly the author didn't quite know what to do with his own characters so added more fairy tale elements and it ended up feeling like a fantasy “choose your own adventure” story but without getting to choose. This is fine for a younger reader - who this book is undoubtedly geared towards - but I found myself rolling my eyes at a lot of Jacob's internal diatribe and the events that were taking place.
It was nearly as exciting as the first but not quite as thrilling. Although equally as imaginative, I almost felt that I am being dragged, maybe not dragged but I don't know why it took me this long to finish. But it's still entertaining, not saying it not. Because. Duh. The ending. As in like dafuq? What a cliffhanger an amazingly peculiar ending! Waaaaaaaaa
Their adventures were all great, at first I thought, how can everything just effin falls into place. But then yes, ya gotta read it! a;slkd;aslkdas!! :)
Nicely done. :) Peculiar at its finest. :)
Actual rating: 4.5
Oh. My. Gosh. I can't believe it just ended... There. Okay. I'm done.
It was really good at the beginning, kind of slow in the middle, and a nail-biter at the end. And of course, just like the first book, it just ended. Might I say that Enoch inadvertently became my favorite character? I don't think I have the patience to wait for the third one.
Well, I did NOT see THAT ending coming.
This novel had everything I'd hoped a second novel in this wonderful series would bring - danger and excitement; more loops, ymbrynes, peculiars, hollows, and wights; more insight into its' fascinating character's lives; a little bit of heart-string tugging, and a little bit of romance; and even thought I complain about them all the time, a pretty darn good cliffhanger to make me even more eager for the next book.
I think this is one of the most unique and interesting series I've read in a long time, and while the
use of pictures to assist the story could come across as “gimmicky”, for me the haunting images merely increase the depth and scope of the story's power. If you haven't yet dipped your toes in this peculiar world, I highly recommend you give it a try. I'd be surprised if you aren't as fascinated by Jacob's story as I am.
“Hollow City” is the excellent sequel to “Miss Peregrine's home for peculiar children”. Packed with memorable characters, action and adventure, and most notably, some very interesting photos, this a very enjoyable read.
I didn't love it, but it could have been my mood. Kind of sticks with the formula- book 2, characters on the run. We meet some new peculiars and have much teen angst for some of the ones we know already. The road trip made me tired just reading it, and it remains to be seen whether or not some of the scenes I thought were pretty powerful stick with me. Warning: despite having read the graphic novel only a month ago, I was still playing catch up on how the hollows/holloghasts/wights all work. I appreciated the guide to the characters in the front of the book.