false 68814729 1181904 17061 0061139378 9780061139376 2368 http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/61/17061-m-1255716870.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/books/17/61/17061-s-1255716870.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17061.Coraline 3.93 18276 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you're on the wrong track. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is far darker, far stranger, playing on our deepest fears. And, like Roald Dahl's work, it is delicious.

What's on the other side of the door? A distorted-mirror world, containing presumably everything Coraline has ever dreamed of... people who pronounce her name correctly (not "Caroline"), delicious meals (not like her father's overblown "recipes"), an unusually pink and green bedroom (not like her dull one), and plenty of horrible (very un-boring) marvels, like a man made out of live rats. The creepiest part, however, is her mirrored parents, her "other mother" and her "other father"--people who look just like her own parents, but with big, shiny, black button eyes, paper-white skin... and a keen desire to keep her on their side of the door. To make creepy creepier, Coraline has been illustrated masterfully in scritchy, terrifying ink drawings by British mixed-media artist and Sandman cover illustrator Dave McKean. This delightful, funny, haunting, scary as heck, fairy-tale novel is about as fine as they come. Highly recommended. (Ages 11 and older) --Karin Snelson]]> 1221698 4.13 286544 26583 2002 2 0 false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 07:36:11 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 07:38:04 -0700 2009
As an adult, I found it a cute, quick read. A friend recommended I check it out. Took nanseconds to read, and I'm looking forward to the movie ... I think ..]]>