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This book was such a fascinating read! It was unique and intriguing and beautifully written. I had a bit of a struggle staying engaged through a few chapters in the middle but it recaptured my attention and held me tight in it's grip for the last 1/3 of the book, which I read quickly and thoroughly enjoyed. I didn't realize how deeply I'd fallen for the main character and his unique situation until the very end when I found myself moved to tears. I think this was a lovely and fascinating, albeit
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It takes a graveyard to raise a child…so is the premise of Neil Gaiman’s new book, The Graveyard Book. Nobody Owens is a baby when his family is murdered in their home. Nobody has slipped out right before The Man Jack with his knife enters and wanders up to the graveyard. Nobody is taken in by the residents of the graveyard who promise to raise him.
The graveyard is old, and the residents don’t really know how to raise a modern boy whose life may still be in danger. Nobody is curious about both t ...more
The graveyard is old, and the residents don’t really know how to raise a modern boy whose life may still be in danger. Nobody is curious about both t ...more
"The man Jack" murders a family, but the youngest, a toddler who has figured out how to get out of his crib, escapes into a nearby graveyard. Though the man Jack pursues the child into the graveyard, the ghosts hide hime.
The child is aadopted by a kindly old (and dead) couple give him the name Nobody Owens. His new parents enlist the help of Silas, who, not being a ghost, is able to leave the graveyard to get food. Silas promises to serve as Bod's guardian until he is old enough to care for him ...more
The child is aadopted by a kindly old (and dead) couple give him the name Nobody Owens. His new parents enlist the help of Silas, who, not being a ghost, is able to leave the graveyard to get food. Silas promises to serve as Bod's guardian until he is old enough to care for him ...more
I listened to this for the most part though had to get the book as well for the evenings when I could no longer rationalize being in the car. (Neil Gaiman's voice is lovely - I often found myself sitting in the car because I wanted him to continue the telling.) It's a great story for both young and less-young adults.
Listening again, just because I love his voice so much, and the stories (because it really is a series of short stories about a shared cast of characters) are even better in review. ...more
Listening again, just because I love his voice so much, and the stories (because it really is a series of short stories about a shared cast of characters) are even better in review. ...more
A story with an interesting premise*, The Graveyard Book catches you up and keeps you reading. As in Coraline, the reader never feels entirely safe: bad things can (and sometimes do) happen. My only complaint is the illustrations - they are sketchy, unpleasing (to me), and often seem to have little to do with the text they accompany.
*which I won't reveal because I don't want to give anything away. ...more
*which I won't reveal because I don't want to give anything away. ...more
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