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What a great little book! I thought the story was lovely, and I loved his writing style. I enjoyed this book more so than I did with Anansi Boys. It had some subtle humor and simple goodness in the story. I chuckled when Mrs. Owens named him Nobody. Nobody Owens. Bod for short. He was so fearless. May be you were not supposed to be when you'd been raised by a bunch of ghosts! (instead of, like, Angels?) They did what they could for Bod, teaching him all the things they know. Like Mr. Pennyworth
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The entire family loved this story and we especially enjoyed Neil Gaiman's narration on the audiobook. A beautiful and imaginative story. We haven't looked at a graveyard the same way since.
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