Poetic tale that invites introspection ...

The coldest day of the world, little Jack was born in a house perched on a hill. There, Madame Madeleine saw that daucuns call the witch. It helps women to give birth, who give up their child immediately after birth.

When Jack comes into the world, she immediately notices that his heart is failing. It combines tools, instead of the child létabli, and managed to keep him alive with a clock, which connects to the veins and arteries to assist his real heart.

With his clock whose hands emerged from his shirt, little Jack grows. Madame Madeleine continues daccoucheuse business and "restorative childrens' and regularly evil couples denfant go home, and there adopt a child. But each time, this is the same thing lorsquils see Jack: seeing his hands, hearing the ticking of the clock, they get scared, and with a disgusted grimace, are reverting to other children. Jack sees well through the other children, who go to live happily in a new home, but he is still there.

The day of his 10 years, he asked out of the small house. He then went to town, and this is where that he discovers a small girl her age, who sings beautifully, and he immediately falls in love. This is how, despite the reluctance of Madame Madeleine, who keep telling him how her heart is fragile and, in any case designed to withstand the strong emotions like love, begins her quest.

His path will be strewn dembûches and more or less friendly meetings, lon sen doubt, and, year in, year out, it will lead her little way.

Between the story and the poem, we find here and there, real personal development lessons hidden under a story that just the air a little wacky like that. Nothing is called, nothing is really predictable, you can never prejudge the end of history, and, following this little guy patched up, we learn there many, if not self, at least on Letre human in general. I havent yet seen the film animation that has been fired, and jhésite much to see, now that I read the book. Jai often been disappointed by the film adaptations, and i'm afraid that's the case again, as the novel is rich! I've had the impression but perhaps have I erred - the animation film was intended for children; regarding the book, I would not put it between his hands too young, this is not a story for children. However, I think I will try to look at it, one of these days, because I'm really curious to know what they could recreate this atmosphere, this poem of these teachings, and I'd like to see much sils had the "courage "BE faithful to the book. I can not (yet) about the film. But surely I can only encourage you to read the novel!