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The Clockwork Girl (2008)

by Sean O’Reilly(Favorite Author)

3.68 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0980920418 (ISBN13: 9780980920413)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Arcana Studio

review 1: I bought a copy of this book from Half Price Books. This was a very cute graphic novel retelling of Romeo and Juliet that is done in stunning full color and is appropriate for all ages.The Tinker is a mad scientist who makes a Clockwork Girl out of bits and pieces of mechanical items. The Grafter is a mad scientist who makes a Amazing Mutant Boy out of bits and pieces of limbs and other pieces from dead things. each scientist believe that their way is the only way, and there is definitely some bad blood between the two. However, when the Clockwork Girl and the Amazing Mutant Boy meet and befriend each other, the scientists are forced to reconsider their stances.This was a very cute graphic novel retelling of Romeo and Juliet involving a Clockwork Girl and a Frankenstei... moren like boy who fall in love. The story is pretty basic and the plot is not at all complex, but there are some neat ideas here. The idea of biology versus mechanical science as a way of life is an interesting one, and one that is explored some in Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan series as well.Both the Clockwork Girl and the Mutant Boy are unique in their innocence. They both have limited life experience and while they understand the concept of wonder and beauty...they don’t really grasp the concept of hate. They are excellent characters to read about and their romance/friendship is very sweet and innocent.There isn’t a lot of dialogue throughout the novel, most of it is told in pictures. The illustration is done in beautiful full color, and while the characters are more cartoony than realistic in style, the illustration is still very well done. It does an excellent job of conveying character emotion and telling the story in a way that is clear and non-confusing. I really enjoyed the illustration and this was a bit part of why I picked up the novel in the first place.Overall I really enjoyed this graphic novel. It is a simple and quick little read, with a well thoughtout story and some neat concepts. I loved the full color illustration and enjoyed the sweet story of friendship between two scientific creations. Lots of nice lessons about tolerance and friendship in here as well. Recommended to those who enjoy fantasy graphic novels. Appropriate for all ages.
review 2: The clockwork girl is a story of star crossed lovers from two different houses. Sounds familiar? One of the two fantastic castles is built by the grafter as a monument to the science of nature and the other is built by the tinker as a tribute to the science of technology and machines. The tinker creates a clockwork girl named Tesla. You will even find two quotes of Nikola Tesla within the story. “I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success . . . Such emotions make a man forget food, sleep, friends, love, everything.”-and-“Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments. The present is theirs; the future, for which I have really worked, is mine. There are several images of the little clockwork girl and the monster boy that though different are reminiscent of scenes from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. As the Clockwork Girl is an obvious nod to and inspired by William Shakespeare, Nikola Tesla, and Mary Shelley it has to be good, and it is. I fell in love with the characters, Tesla, the clockwork girl and Huxley, the monster boy and I imagine everyone who reads this will do the same. It’s a heartwarming story that is brilliant in its simplicity and it is actually suited not only for adults but children as young as grade school, say seven years old on up. The dedication in the front of the book sums The Clockwork Girl up best, “To love and those who purse it relentlessly.” It’s a fun, fast, full filling read, I highly recommend. less

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