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The one thing I didn't like about having seen the movie before reading the book is that I already have a preconceived notions of how exactly things should be because I was told (shown) them.
Coraline is a wonderful story of love and bravery. I'm not a fan of horror stories but since it's children's horror story, I thought I should be able to handle it. I didn't do too badly but before recommending it to a child, I'd take into consideration their disposition to freaky things.
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Coraline is a wonderful story of love and bravery. I'm not a fan of horror stories but since it's children's horror story, I thought I should be able to handle it. I didn't do too badly but before recommending it to a child, I'd take into consideration their disposition to freaky things.
It was a simple, enjoy ...more
I'm in the minority here but I didn't like this book. Just like Coraline, I was bored. Though I didn't have a magic door to walk through for some excitement.
I really disliked Coraline's parents. They were so caught up in their own little worlds that they completely ignored Coraline. Coraline's very young and basically runs around without parental supervision. Yes I understand that's the moral of the story but still it irked me.
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I really disliked Coraline's parents. They were so caught up in their own little worlds that they completely ignored Coraline. Coraline's very young and basically runs around without parental supervision. Yes I understand that's the moral of the story but still it irked me.
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Although this book wasn't terrible, there is no doubt it is a children's story. I like Neil Gaiman's imagination, but I wasn't fully convinced by this fairy tale and I did't really warm to Coraline. I expect that when my children are a bit older they will love it, although even so, there are probably better chilllers out there for their age. I'm disappointed. I like Neil Gaiman a lot normally.
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Brilliant! Neil Gaiman has the most amazing imagination, so it shouldn't be a surprise that he could come up with a creepy children's story that is totally original. Coraline is a bored little girl living in a new flat with her otherwise occupied parents and some very bizarre neighbors. When she discovers a door that leads to an alternate world almost identical to her own, but with parents who seem to want to lavish her with attention and feed her all kinds of delicious food - well, she just has
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Oct 04, 2013
Carol
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ya-fiction,
neil-gaiman
I don't believe I saw the film, and since its October I thought It would be appropriate to read Coraline. I have to say great story, excellent writing. I don't know if I could have read it in elementary school, I would have been too scared. Gaiman has written many other books which I will have to check out.
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Clever but creepy little book about a young girl who discovers an alternate universe which is almost, but not quite like, her own. There's another mother and father similar to hers and they all live in a house similar to hers, with neighbors similar to hers, but they are all skewed in a negative sort of way. She does some exploring and discovers some wrongs that need to be righted and some souls who are lost and need to be found, as well as her real parents who need to be rescued. Coraline is ac
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Nov 17, 2010
Madge
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
Shelves:
middle-grade-children
The book was a little creepy, but not quite as creepy as the movie. Maybe that's because I saw the movie first, though. I don't think I would allow my young child to read this book, but overall I thought it was really interesting and creative. Not to mention mildly disturbing.
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Oct 02, 2010
Pinar Celebi
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
own,
kids-lit,
fantasy,
books-read-in-2011,
british-lit,
adventure,
books-of-my-fav-authors
Nov 26, 2011
Kate
marked it as to-read
Dec 26, 2015
Krysta
marked it as to-read
