Crazy or genius? Crazy genius? Most of us fear we are crazy and wish we were geniuses. Chopsticks plays with the dichotomy well. 
 I knew this was a story told in ephemera, but I was surprised by how well the narrative flowed. Unlike the traditional graphic novel, I wasn't constantly having to jump between reading the pictures and reading the text. (Brian Selznick's format fixes this for me, too.) 
 As for solving the mystery, I see that there are clues, but I don't think I'm expected to be able to put them together. I think it's meant to be ambiguous. Sometimes I appreciate that so that I can opt to hope for the happy ending without feeling like it was sugar-coated and handed to me on a silver platter. 
 P.S. Does anyone else think that Glory looks like Minka Kelly? 
 Favorite Quote 
 La risa es el idioma del alma - Pablo Neruda 
 (Translation: Laughter is the language of the soul.) 
 Favorite Pages 
 Dueling musical goblets 
 Coney Island 
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