Coraline in Crazy Challenge Connection

Feb 09, 2011 Jamie rated it really liked it

Shelves: youth

You know the expression "If something is is too good to be true, it probably is." Well that is very true here. Coraline is a young girl who loves to go exploring. This time her exploring takes her to a happier, flip side of her reality. At least, that is what she thinks at first....

Coraline is a young girl who is lonely, often pushed aside by her parents. They just moved into a new home. She has no friends, and her neighbors can't even get her name right! So right away you feel empathic for the You know the expression "If something is is too good to be true, it probably is." Well that is very true here. Coraline is a young girl who loves to go exploring. This time her exploring takes her to a happier, flip side of her reality. At least, that is what she thinks at first....

Coraline is a young girl who is lonely, often pushed aside by her parents. They just moved into a new home. She has no friends, and her neighbors can't even get her name right! So right away you feel empathic for the girl. When she finds a door that used t lead to another "apartment" in this tri-plex(?) home, she wonders what it is like. Suddenly what used to be a brick wall is a passageway! On the other side, she meets her Other Mother, other father, etc. The food is wonderful, she is lavished with attention, her toys come to life, etc. But everyone here has button eyes, and the Other Mother wants to sew a pair on Coraline and keep her forever!

This book is very well done. The words create a wonderful imagery in my mind. Vivid enough to see it, yet leaving room for my imagination to fill the world. The creepy vibe throughout the book is fantastic. even as an adult, you pick up on it. For the older, mature children this is a great book.
Yet I must warn parents that is is mot for the very young. Please take caution for when your child can read this book. The literacy level and ease of the story can be 2nd-3rd grade, but the plot will up the ramp, putting it closer to a middle grade story. So if your child is still in elementary school and is wanting to read this, I advise you to take a look at if first to see if your child has the maturity and mental grasp to handle this book. My younger brothers have not read the book but saw the movie and had a hard time sleeping for a couple weeks and when my step father mentioned drawing a small door, they freaked out. They were in 1st and 2nd grade at the time. So just a heads up.

Very well done! I can see why they made a movie based on this. Both are good and there are some differences so I advise reading the book and then seeing the movie! I loved this book. Fans of goosebumps should check this out. It's edgier and the writing is so much more in depth!
*Note: nothing against Goosebumps books. Those are fun, but this is just better! ...more

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Jun 04, 2013 Mary Bronson rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy, favorites, young-adult, boys-will-be-boys, children-s-classics, paranormal

I thought this was a pretty good book. A nice fast read for me. I saw bits and pieces of the movie and didn't know it was based on a book until I went to the library. I loved the plot and characters of the story. Once I started reading I could not put it down. ...more

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Mar 22, 2011 Mabeelle rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: childrens, fantasy

Un livre que j'ai beaucoup aimé. L'histoire modernisée d'Alice aux Pays des Merveilles qui se révèle ne pas être si merveilleux que ça. Une histoire fantastique qui fait un peu peur avec une belle leçon de courage. J'ai également vu le film qui est d'autant plus impressionnant. ...more

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Sep 13, 2013 Connie N. rated it liked it

Shelves: black, young-adult, fantasy

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 ...more

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Dec 02, 2013 Jessie Marie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Creeptastic! But such a fun read. I will have other mother's crawly right hand in my nightmares for the foreseeable future... ...more

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Mar 23, 2013 Kaitlin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

This is a fantastical book about a girl who finds a hallway in her new house, where her parents see only a brick wall. Behind the wall is her "other" family, button-eyed versions of her parents and neighbors. There's also a really entertaining cat.

I can't explain it, but it's a must read, and a quick read at that. Though it was published as a children's book, I swear nobody under the age of 23 should read it. The drawings gave me goosebumps, and the story is flat-out scary. Even my 36-y/o husba ...more

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Nov 17, 2010 Madge rated it really liked it · 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. ...more

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