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The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

Start date: August 1, 2009

Finish date: August 31, 2009

Discussion leader: M.D.

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Oct 05, 2016 Rita rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, book-club

I really liked this book. It's been my first Neil Gaiman in quite a few years and it's surprising how noticeable his personal touch is on his books that you immediately recognize them. There's just a way to his writing that, personally, I find quite engaging and particular, even though his prose isn't particularly flowery. There's just something about his characters and the way he has the story unfold that is quite *Gaiman*.

The interesting thing about The Graveyard Book is that its chapters are ...more

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Sep 04, 2009 Jillian rated it it was amazing

Wow. I love this book. I love Bod. I love Silas. I loved the world and the implications of what it means to grow up. I love what it says about family, and about adolescence, and about what you lose when it is time to say goodbye to childhood. I love what it says about bravery, and facing your past, and moving on. It's written for kids (but not really) and honestly, I enjoyed it as an adult probably much more than I would have as a kid.

A favorite quote: "You're always you, and that don't change, ...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Debbie rated it really liked it

This book was a great choice for fall - chilly evenings and a story about a boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard make a good pairing.

Bod (short for Nobody) Owens has had the horrible misfortune of losing his mother and father to a dark, mysterious murderer when he's still just a baby in his crib.

Thanks to his gift of good timing, he escapes the same fate by crawling out the open front door and into the graveyard behind the house.

There, he's rescued and protected by the Owens - a kindly couple, al ...more

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Nov 06, 2010 HeyT rated it really liked it · review of another edition

For a book that starts out so darkly (three murders!) it was surprisingly enjoyable. The vignette-style chapters made for an easy read but not too disjointed that you forget the overall plot. Nobody Owens may have been raised in a graveyard but he could easily be any child anywhere.

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