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Characters
Hugo Cabret- Hugo is the main character of the novel. His dad dies in a fire in the museum he worked in while trying to fix the automaton. Hugo then goes to live with his uncle which is a drunk and mysteriously disappears. Hugo fixes the clocks around the train station so people dont find out his living alone. His ultimate goal is to fix the automaton.

Isabelle- An orphan whose parents died in a car crash and she was taken in by George Melies, Her dad used to be George Melies camera man.

George Melies- A mean old man who works in the toy booth in the train station. He used to work on making films and introduced a lot of different types of camera tricks into the cinema world and made some of the first movies ever.

Mama Jeanne- George Melies wife and Isabelle’s Grandmother. Worked as an actress in most of George’s films.

Etienne Pruchon- Isabelle’s friend who is always found in the library. He worked in the cinema but got fired because he used to sneaked Hugo and Isabelle into the theater. He then goes to study film making with his teacher Renè Tabard

Renè Tabard- Etienne’s teacher who works on making films. Looks up at George Melies.

Reception
Most of the review for this novel are possitive, according to publishers weekly the story is a true masterpiece for a story as tantalizing as it is touching and it also has a "glorious end" . Hayn says "It creates a magical wolrd reinserted of early cinema and its a hybrid graphic novel".