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last updated Dec 16, 2014 09:22AM
Free copy of Proximity Factor this July, no reviews required. Just enjoy.
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Apr 19, 2010
Sarah
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ya-fiction,
ya-fantasy
This is the first selection of the year for my teen book discussion group. And believe it or not, I have actually read this before, but picked it up again for a refresher. I am actually on the fence on whether or not I “like” this book. It is interesting, clever, smart, full of interesting characters and is probably a good book for young women to read. But really the other-worldness and mystery made me feel a little uneasy while I read it. I realize that maybe that is the point. When I read book
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Sep 04, 2007
Cindy
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
paranormal,
young-adult
I thought this one was so dang scary!
I can't wait to see the movie version of this excellent story, from the previews I've seen it looks like they did a good job of it, hope they made it scary enough.
I do believe this is one of the scariest stories I've read, even on a second read. Neil Gaiman is good at that, especially in his shorter works. There is so much meat to this tale, I could see many p.h.d. dissertations being written on all the greatly important subjects he brings up, deals with succinctly, firmly sets aside and gets o ...more
I do believe this is one of the scariest stories I've read, even on a second read. Neil Gaiman is good at that, especially in his shorter works. There is so much meat to this tale, I could see many p.h.d. dissertations being written on all the greatly important subjects he brings up, deals with succinctly, firmly sets aside and gets o ...more
I really loved this book -- and it was much, much better than the film, as books usually are. Creepy, macabre, yet still a kid's book in many ways. Coraline is obviously a brief read, but worth it if you want some youthful creepiness.
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Oct 26, 2017
Molly
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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recommended,
middle-grade,
horror,
grad-school,
ya-lit,
on-the-classroom-shelf,
fantasy,
4-stars,
read-in-2017
Wow. This is fantastically creepy!
Apr 28, 2018
Simon Dugard
rated it
it was amazing
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Shelves:
nprs-100-favorite-horror-stories
