Coraline in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Nov 02, 2009 Lydia Presley rated it really liked it

Shelves: dark-fiction, young-adult, fiction

When Coraline came out in the movie theaters this year I could not wait to see it. I had not heard of Neil Gaiman at the time and as a result, the movie was a pleasant surprise to me.

As a fan of movies such as The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Corpse Bride I knew upon seeing the preview for Coraline that this would be a story I would love, and it did not disappoint.

I then purchased Coraline for my Kindle (and received a hardback copy for Christmas this year) but put off reading it, choosing ...more

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Jul 19, 2019 Christina rated it liked it

Shelves: fantasy, popsugar-2019-reading-challenge

Popsugar 2019 Reading Challenge: A book you see someone reading on TV or in a movie.
In this case, it was the book Chloe was reading to her daughter in Season 2 of Lucifer.
This is the second time I've encountered a Neil Gaiman book I've thought worked better as a movie (the first was Stardust, which is a seriously underrated fantasy movie). In the case of Stardust I read the book first; with Coraline I watched the movie first. And with Coraline I couldn't help thinking that the movie was better p ...more

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Sep 21, 2018 Sarah rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: children-s-fiction, young-adult-fiction, fiction, euro-fiction, uk

This book was creepy even as a middle grade novel. The premise centers on Coraline, who maybe does not quite appreciate her quirky, inattentive parents and her current life so much, and so upon finding a permanently-locked door in her own house, conspires to unlock it and explore. What she finds on the other side...let's not spoil it.

The book is very good at being a middle grade novel - not terrifying, but definitely creepy, while showcasing a little girl who braves situations that scare her an ...more

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