Though I was interested in the characters and intrigued by the way Selznick delivered his plot, both through writing and illustrating the intersecting story lines, I did not feel enchanted, in short, I was not Wonderstruck.

Perhaps this is me setting expectations, and then unjustly punishing the book for being too stodgy, but I feel I am usually fair and well rounded about how I feel, met expectations, or no, and this book just didn't quite hit that place inside me.

Long Review TK