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The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

Why we're reading this: Hugo Award Winner 2009
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Sep 24, 2014 Trice rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2014, library, scifi-fantasy, childrens-ya, sff-2014-bkclub-challenge, urban-fantasy

9/28/2014: yup - still a favorite - so hard to close it when it ends, wondering, as Bod has reached his jumping off point, where he will go to and what he will see. This is so different from other books dealing with similar ideas because the supernatural bits, the 'adventure' bits, while important, seem details in the midst of this biggest adventure - growing up, discovering one's name.

When you wake you'll see the world
If I'm not mistaken...

9/24/2014 finally getting around to picking of a hard c ...more

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Apr 03, 2013 Bee rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, young-adult

Neil Gaiman never disappoints. Funny, charming, very well written, supremely entertaining.

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Mar 23, 2016 John rated it it was amazing

I recently commented on this book that it slogs a bit in the middle, but the ending is well worth it. Which I still believe to be true.
While I am still digesting this book (I literally just finished it) what strikes me the most is Gaiman really knows how to write children. He does it without belittling them or taking anything away from their experience.
This is a classic "Bildungsroman": the poetic coming of age from toddler to young man. We grow in understanding with Bod in a way that is thril ...more

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