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In the interests of full disclosure, I am a big Neil Gaiman fan. I've read most of his books, I push them on my students and my children, and I've seen him in person to speak (including reading the entirety of Coraline).
I truly enjoyed this book. If you know Gaiman's style, you know that there's some formality to the writing, with a decent amount of subtle humor, irony, and allusion thrown in to keep both kids and adults guessing. I loved Bod from the beginning and enjoyed the way he grew up fro ...more
I truly enjoyed this book. If you know Gaiman's style, you know that there's some formality to the writing, with a decent amount of subtle humor, irony, and allusion thrown in to keep both kids and adults guessing. I loved Bod from the beginning and enjoyed the way he grew up fro ...more
So much to love in this fantastic book about a boy who is raised in a graveyard by a mix of ghosts and other supernatural beings. I love the way Gaiman weaves a story and includes all the human emotions of growing up. When I got to the end I cried. I love loved this story and listening to Gaiman read makes it 5+ stars. Highly recommend.
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
It took me an incredibly long time to get through such an easy, short book. Though it is a middle grade book it starts out through the eyes of a killer as he is killing a familly and attempting; yet failing; to kill the youngest, a baby boy who escapes and grows up in a graveyard with ghosts for parents and the not dead/not alive guardian Silas.
I suppose my indifference to this book is mostly due to timing. When violence, and evil rise to the surface in the real world you don't want to escape in ...more
I suppose my indifference to this book is mostly due to timing. When violence, and evil rise to the surface in the real world you don't want to escape in ...more
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