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Coraline

Neil Gaiman

Start date: February 1, 2016

Finish date: February 29, 2016

Discussion: Stand Alone

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Jun 27, 2013 Dichotomy Girl rated it liked it

Shelves: 2013, fantasy, middle-grade

I admit, the movie really ruined this for me! It's not that it wasn't well written, and it's not that it wasn't a wonderfully creative story, with a well built fantastical world. It's just...well, it wasn't the movie. (I missed Wybie...especially the other Wybie with his creepy smiling muteness).

Now knowing that the movie was based on this novel, with really only that one character added and a few other things moved around a bit, I really should give this a much higher rating. But truly, I LOVE ...more

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Dec 07, 2018 Naomi rated it really liked it

This is one of the books that has been on my want-to-read list for the longest. I love Neil Gaiman. I have yet to read anything by him that I don't like. Coraline has been on my radar for ages, and yet for some reason I hadn't read the book or seen the movie. Today I picked it up and could not put it down until I was finished (it wasn't hard, it isn't very long). Coraline is as wonderfully creepy and unnerving as all the other Gaiman books I've read. It's a little odd, and a little dark, and it ...more

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Dec 13, 2020 Books_the_Magical_Fruit rated it liked it

Shelves: horror

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Dec 31, 2021 Mary Holm rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Love this book. Now can't wait to see the movie. ...more

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Apr 28, 2015 Julie Edwards rated it really liked it

Shelves: young-adult, fantasy, paranormal

I'm just so intrigued with this author and his writing style. I love his books. Yeah, kinda dark but in a fascinating way. If you like mysterious then give this a try. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland. ...more

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