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Not my thing, I guess
I read this as part of the 2015 reading challenge. I guess I am just not the right audience for it, as it has really high ratings overall. I am glad to have tried a Neil Gaiman novel, though I doubt there will be many to follow. My problems with The Graveyard Book began with feeling the theme was too dark for kids and too childlike for adults. I never understood who Bod was or why exactly his family was a threat. What was Silas? I don't mind unanswered questions, but in my m ...more
I read this as part of the 2015 reading challenge. I guess I am just not the right audience for it, as it has really high ratings overall. I am glad to have tried a Neil Gaiman novel, though I doubt there will be many to follow. My problems with The Graveyard Book began with feeling the theme was too dark for kids and too childlike for adults. I never understood who Bod was or why exactly his family was a threat. What was Silas? I don't mind unanswered questions, but in my m ...more

Super cute children's book. Beautifully illustrated and written in the most eloquent prose.
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