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From the Bookshelf of Sci-fi and Heroic Fantasy

The Graveyard Book
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Hugo Award Winner 2009

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Jason Koivu
Jan 23, 2011 rated it it was ok
Shelves: fiction, fantasy
I've got a doctor's appointment scheduled for Monday. Maybe I'll ask what's wrong with me, I mean, why don't I love Neil Gaiman as much as everyone else?

After all the hype surrounding him, I finally gave in and started reading his books. Aside from his collection of short stories, Fragile Things, I haven't been as impressed as I expected to be.

The Graveyard Book in particular I found to be slow moving and depressing. Maybe that's inevitable being that most of the characters in it are dead. It'
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Andrew
May 18, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Ok I will admit at times I feel uncomfortable seeing reviews or even just people reading books by popular authors - STOP - dont get me wrong they can be amazing I just feel that I would be following everyone else blindly heaping praise just so I can be seen to be following the trend.
Well sorry to disappoint - I am going to be joining those masses in following the joy and praise of reading Neil Gaiman. I read this book in an evening while trying to complete another of the Bromiliad (think thats
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Alison
Aug 03, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: fiction
Loves it
silja
Sep 07, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, library, ya, to-buy
Rick
Dec 24, 2009 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2010
m00ngrrrl
Jan 09, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Jacob
Jan 11, 2010 rated it it was ok
Shelves: newbery-award
imladris
May 15, 2010 marked it as to-read
Lindsay
May 21, 2010 rated it it was amazing
Cody
Jun 13, 2010 rated it really liked it
Geoffrey
Nov 19, 2010 rated it it was amazing
flajol
Nov 20, 2010 rated it really liked it
Basia
Jan 27, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Netanella
Apr 17, 2011 marked it as to-read
Shelves: young-adult
Jen
May 18, 2011 rated it really liked it
Tracey
Sep 24, 2011 marked it as tbr
Alicia
Dec 16, 2011 rated it really liked it
Shelves: own, fantasy, middle-grade
Andrea
Nov 16, 2012 rated it really liked it
seak
Dec 12, 2012 marked it as to-read
Scot
Dec 29, 2012 marked it as to-read
Krista
Mar 19, 2013 rated it really liked it
Angela
Apr 20, 2013 marked it as on-hold
Jenelle Compton
Apr 23, 2013 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy, horror
Jess
Sep 22, 2013 rated it really liked it
C.R. Asay
Oct 28, 2014 rated it really liked it
Blake Behrens
Dec 22, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: series
Rebecca Libersat
Jan 16, 2016 rated it it was amazing