Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
von Ransom Riggs
Read the #1 New York Times best-selling series before it continues in A Map of Days.A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. 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 were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted 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.“A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.”—John Green, New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars“With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it’s no wonder Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+”—Entertainment Weekly“‘Peculiar’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. Riggs’ chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies.”—People“You’ll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It’s a mystery, and you’ll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself.”—Seventeen
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1)
von Ransom Riggs
Read the #1 New York Times best-selling series before it continues in A Map of Days.A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. 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 were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted 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.“A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story.”—John Green, New York Times best-selling author of The Fault in Our Stars“With its X-Men: First Class-meets-time-travel story line, David Lynchian imagery, and rich, eerie detail, it’s no wonder Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children has been snapped up by Twentieth Century Fox. B+”—Entertainment Weekly“‘Peculiar’ doesn’t even begin to cover it. Riggs’ chilling, wondrous novel is already headed to the movies.”—People“You’ll love it if you want a good thriller for the summer. It’s a mystery, and you’ll race to solve it before Jacob figures it out for himself.”—Seventeen
Aktuelle Rezensionen(5)
Rezension von CarinaMore like 3.5 stars. What can I say? This book is not for me. I didn't hate it, I quite enjoyed it at times. The beginning was very slow and it was hard to get through the first hundrer or so pages. After Jacob got to the house it got better. This book is very original. The idea is something new and quite terrifying. I loved the time loops and the explanation for the peculiarity. However it was too peculiar for me. I found myself not very interested in the characters and I am almost certain I will not continue this story.<br/>That being said it's really not a bad book. It is rather good! It's just not my thing.
Rezension von Angel BulferI watched the movie when I was younger and I loved it but I loved the book SO much more. Far more detail in the book. Also, I never knew it was a series until I started reading the book, so I will be reading the next one.
Rezension von Natália OliveiraAt first, I though this was going to be a scary book, with ghosts and paranormal stuff, but it turned out VERY differently. I was actually surprised (pleasantly so) and I was so addicted to Jacob and his peculiar friends stories that I almost finished this in one go (damn you college!). Emma is my favorite character, she's so strong and badass! She's awesome! At first I was a little bit skeptic about the romance between her and Jacob (I mean, she loved his grandfather and was his girlfriend for a while...and now she's dating his grandson, who, btw, is A LOT like her first boyfriend? OK.), but as the book progressed and their relationship was developed, I started rooting for it a little bit. I still think it's a bit weird though. I so want to pick up Hollow City right now, I'm actually curious to see how things will turn out.
Rezension von Anna Kehm2017: Reread! Loved it! 2014: Slow read at the beginning, but it gets better! Fascinating story! Waiting for the second book :)
Rezension von DrewI enjoyed this book quite a bit. There were moments when I thought it was just a bit bizarre, when it killed the enjoyment factor for me, but for the most part I enjoyed it and will probably end up reading the rest of the books as well.