Coraline in Crazy Challenge Connection

Aug 26, 2019 Rosaline (Rosaline's Rolls & Scrolls) rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-stars, reviewed, read-in-2019, children-middle-grade, third-person-narrative, do-not-know-what-the-point-was, horror, summer-of-2019, the-floor-is-lava-challenge-2019, horror-thriller-experiment

This was one strange little book.

For a children's book, I thought Coraline had some huge amount of creepiness. Not fluffy creepy, or nice creepy; it was honestly creepy.
I'm not sure how I feel about it though. Sure, it was an enjoyable read, but as its the norm for me with Neil Gaiman's MCs, I did not connect with Coraline on any level whatsoever. She felt so far away to me without any real character.
I was also confused as to where the Other Mother came from. What was she? Why was she haunting ...more

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Oct 08, 2022 christene_littlelibrary rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2022, g-fantasy, g-horror

Coraline has a great story and lessons. It is indeed a children fairytale with a scary twist. I loved the world in which the Author created and the characters. I already watched the film but the book was also great so far. I would definitely reread it someday.

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Sep 24, 2019 Jenn G rated it liked it

Shelves: ebooks, 3-stars, read-in-2019

3.5

I think I had to high expectations for Coraline. I was kinda bored while reading it. It was definitely creepy and atmospheric.

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May 19, 2020 Karen rated it liked it

Shelves: j-ya, audiobook

I didn't actually read this version of the book. I listened to a narration of it at the NYPL website. It was read by Neil Gaiman, LeVar Burton, Rosario Dawson, and Dakota Fanning. They each read a few chapters over the course of a week. A fun quarantine kind of thing!

I'm not much of a Gaiman fan - I just don't get him but I've always wanted to read Coraline. It was an interesting story but again, I didn't get it. Maybe I'm trying to read too much into his stories? I had lots of questions that d ...more

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May 07, 2022 Shivam Tiwari rated it really liked it

This is NOT a children's book. Its engaging, enlightening and bold. Neil does not shy away from painting a horrific picture through words. Noe that I've finally read it, I understand the hype. ...more

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