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I'm gonna guess that I probably got this book from a Scholastic book order, or maybe at my grade school's book fair.
(Man, those were the days.)
I can still remember reading this for the first time. Twelve years old on a warm spring night, the window open and the sound of frogs nearly deafening, reading each terrifying word by the light of my little bedside lamp. Feeling paralyzed with fear but unable to stop reading, and trying not to think about the little door--the entryway to our crawlspace--l ...more
(Man, those were the days.)
I can still remember reading this for the first time. Twelve years old on a warm spring night, the window open and the sound of frogs nearly deafening, reading each terrifying word by the light of my little bedside lamp. Feeling paralyzed with fear but unable to stop reading, and trying not to think about the little door--the entryway to our crawlspace--l ...more
Apr 15, 2010
Literary Ames
rated it
it was ok
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I'm sorry, I really wanted to like this but the language used was so simple, the kind you were criticised for using when doing creative writing as a child, that my attention (even after taking breaks) kept wandering and only came back when I heard "Other Mother" or "cat".
Some of this may be down to the narrator who was hit and miss, mostly hit but Dawn French's voice was a little too calm and relaxing that I found I was just listening to her tone of voice instead of concentrating on the actual ...more
Some of this may be down to the narrator who was hit and miss, mostly hit but Dawn French's voice was a little too calm and relaxing that I found I was just listening to her tone of voice instead of concentrating on the actual ...more
Such a cute story. Coraline is a modern day Alice/Dorothy/Wendy. Dark, but not too dark. It's a good read for children and adults alike.
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A simple, but creepy kid's story.
I'm glad I"m reading this as an adult. If I'd read it as a kid, I would have made my parents get rid of my 3' tall Raggedy Ann doll before going to bed. ...more
I'm glad I"m reading this as an adult. If I'd read it as a kid, I would have made my parents get rid of my 3' tall Raggedy Ann doll before going to bed. ...more
Aug 06, 2009
¸.•*¨*•Gina *A Bookwyrm in Belgium*•*¨*•.¸
rated it
it was amazing
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50-best-horror-novels
Oct 18, 2009
Yorky Caz
rated it
really liked it
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Jul 18, 2011
kira
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