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I finally got around to reading this book. I don't know why I kept putting it off. It was a nice short easy read. I had seen some of the movie and usually when I see the movie first I am afraid to read the book because 1. I usually know what is going to happen and then the book just isn't as good. 2. I start comparing the book and the movie and don't pay attention to the book.
Coraline is a cute story of a girl who moves to a new house and is bored. Her parents don't really pay attention to her. ...more
Coraline is a cute story of a girl who moves to a new house and is bored. Her parents don't really pay attention to her. ...more
Creatively creepy! I listened to this on audio and highly recommend that over a traditional book because of the special effects included and Neil Gaiman’s voice is a fun addition.
I love Gaiman's children's stories. This is my second one and I can't wait to get my hands on more.
The story is creepy. Rats with red eyes, eccentric neighbors, spiders and bugs and all things that creep and crawl at night.
Coraline's parents don't pay a lot of attention to her and so she gets bored and discovers a tiny doorway to another duplicate world where her parents love doing things with her and making dinner! But they have creepy black button eyes and tell her if she's to stay she needs t ...more
The story is creepy. Rats with red eyes, eccentric neighbors, spiders and bugs and all things that creep and crawl at night.
Coraline's parents don't pay a lot of attention to her and so she gets bored and discovers a tiny doorway to another duplicate world where her parents love doing things with her and making dinner! But they have creepy black button eyes and tell her if she's to stay she needs t ...more
This review is copied from my blog, The Towering Pile. It was originally published here.
When Coraline goes through a doorway in her house, one which is supposed to be a bricked off doorway between her flat and an unoccupied one, she finds herself in a flat much like her own, where she has an other mother and an other father, who want her to stay with them forever.
This story is delightfully creepy. Neil Gaiman's excellent writing and really weird imagination had me giggling and shuddering through ...more
When Coraline goes through a doorway in her house, one which is supposed to be a bricked off doorway between her flat and an unoccupied one, she finds herself in a flat much like her own, where she has an other mother and an other father, who want her to stay with them forever.
This story is delightfully creepy. Neil Gaiman's excellent writing and really weird imagination had me giggling and shuddering through ...more
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This is the kind of book I would have loved reading when I was younger. Creepy YA fiction. I'm looking forward to watching the animated film of the same name.
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Feb 27, 2009
Suzanne
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