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Coraline (P.S.)
by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads author!)

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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17061.Coraline?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Coraline (P.S.)" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1166803322m/17061.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17061.Coraline?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Coraline</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1882.Neil_Gaiman">Neil Gaiman</a><br/><br/>
  <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21451603?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
  rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>This book was truly creepy. It was extremely suspenseful, dealing with an alternate reality where the protagonist's parents are kidnapped and the souls of children have been trapped inside of marbles, although she does not discover this until later. Young adults who enjoy feeling disturbed or creeped-out would like this book. The characters are very interesting and Coraline is well-rounded as is the character of her "other mother". All of the characters in the book are interesting and a lot of them are also somewhat eccentric. My favorite part of the book is the end when Coraline thinks to herself "Normally, on the night before the first day of the term, Coraline was apprehensive and nervous. But, she realized, there was nothing left about school that could scare her anymore" (p. 161). That line is just such a wonderful contrast to the unreality of the rest of the book that its placement there is perfect. In this way, the style and tone of the author is unique. This would be well-liked by anyone who likes entertainment such as the movie "A Nightmare Before Christmas". The illustrations in the book fit the tone of the story, they are all in black and white, and as the book gets creepier, the illustrations do, as well. They take up one side of the page and do not spill over the gutter. All of the drawings are bordered by white space.
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Julie's review
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bookshelves: middle-school-ya-books
recommended for: middle school aged students

This book was truly creepy. It was extremely suspenseful, dealing with an alternate reality where the protagonist's parents are kidnapped and the souls of children have been trapped inside of marbles, although she does not discover this until later. Young adults who enjoy feeling disturbed or creeped-out would like this book. The characters are very interesting and Coraline is well-rounded as is the character of her "other mother". All of the characters in the book are interesting and a lot of them are also somewhat eccentric. My favorite part of the book is the end when Coraline thinks to herself "Normally, on the night before the first day of the term, Coraline was apprehensive and nervous. But, she realized, there was nothing left about school that could scare her anymore" (p. 161). That line is just such a wonderful contrast to the unreality of the rest of the book that its placement there is perfect. In this way, the style and tone of the author is unique. This...more

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