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Oh Mr. Gaiman you had me in tears in the end of this one.
I'm a big fan of Neil Gaiman but lately some of his books fell flat for me. This is one of them. I loved the story up to the point where the bad guy(s) show up. From there on, everything became terribly trivial and it was too easy to see where the story was going.
The characters from the cemetery were simply marvelous. I loved the ambiguity of some of them. And I loved the way they did their best to raise a living child -- not exactly easy when you're dead.
I'm sure this book makes a good read for ...more
The characters from the cemetery were simply marvelous. I loved the ambiguity of some of them. And I loved the way they did their best to raise a living child -- not exactly easy when you're dead.
I'm sure this book makes a good read for ...more
SUPER......
ini buku kedua om gaiman setelah American Gods, yang gagal kupahami
ceritanya mengaduk2 emosi antara rasa penasaran dengan ga rela kalau Bod sudah besar dan mulai menghadapi dunia
cerita-cerita horor nya untung masih tahap smooth. paling yg nyeremin tentang Ghoul, gimana Bod hampir terperangkap di dunia Ghoul.
yang menyentuh tentu saja cerita terakhir. selain itu seneng dengan cerita Tarian Kematian, dimana orang hidup dan orang mati berdansa bersama di satu hari khusus itu.
4 bintang
ini buku kedua om gaiman setelah American Gods, yang gagal kupahami
ceritanya mengaduk2 emosi antara rasa penasaran dengan ga rela kalau Bod sudah besar dan mulai menghadapi dunia
cerita-cerita horor nya untung masih tahap smooth. paling yg nyeremin tentang Ghoul, gimana Bod hampir terperangkap di dunia Ghoul.
yang menyentuh tentu saja cerita terakhir. selain itu seneng dengan cerita Tarian Kematian, dimana orang hidup dan orang mati berdansa bersama di satu hari khusus itu.
4 bintang
I have yet to read something by Neil Gaiman that I didn't just love. He was an author that I'd wanted to read and I think I finally read a short story in an anthology, then moved to American Gods and the Sandman Graphic Novels.
The Graveyard book is amazing. It is a little hard to believe it's a children's book. It starts out very creepy, but I didn't feel it ever got too scary. The book is the story of Nobody Owens, called Bod for short. He is being raised in a graveyard by a ghost couple, with ...more
The Graveyard book is amazing. It is a little hard to believe it's a children's book. It starts out very creepy, but I didn't feel it ever got too scary. The book is the story of Nobody Owens, called Bod for short. He is being raised in a graveyard by a ghost couple, with ...more
I have become a big fan of Neil Gaiman's,and perhaps,this book is my most favorite of all he's written so far! This is the story of "Bod"(aka Nobody Owens),of his tragic past and how,eventually,he comes to be raised by kindly spirits in the graveyard in the town where he was born,and his many adventures along the way.I won't say anymore than that,but,though this is considered a "young adult" book,I strongly recommend it for adults as well! Mr. Gaiman's stories seem to flow out of him onto the pa
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Great to see a book from Gaiman that didn’t have a flat, cop-out type climax. This book felt well-planned and more solid towards the end. I think I prefer his YA stuff to his adult books, as Coraline was also a treat.
Am knocking off half a star (or one star since Goodreads doesn’t go half) for the familiar set of characters that I’m starting to see in every book he writes and the complete lack of building a backstory around Bod’s ghost parents. They are introduced from the beginning and then Sil ...more
Am knocking off half a star (or one star since Goodreads doesn’t go half) for the familiar set of characters that I’m starting to see in every book he writes and the complete lack of building a backstory around Bod’s ghost parents. They are introduced from the beginning and then Sil ...more
I thought this book was wonderful! Nobody was a character who was fun to watch growing up. I just wish there had been more information on the Jack's and Nobody's connection, but it was a great book anyway.
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"Gaiman has revealed that he wrote “The Graveyard Book” as a reimaging of Kipling’s The Jungle Book."
Reread for Carnegie (UK) discussion, and with the above bit of new knowledge in mind.
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Ok done. That 'new knowledge' is, in fact, in the author's note. Oops. Well, I'm still having trouble articulating my response, even to myself. I will (re?)read The Jungle Book(s) soon, and reread this whenever we get around to it in the Newbery group, and maybe by then I'll have something to say.
'Course, you ...more
Reread for Carnegie (UK) discussion, and with the above bit of new knowledge in mind.
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Ok done. That 'new knowledge' is, in fact, in the author's note. Oops. Well, I'm still having trouble articulating my response, even to myself. I will (re?)read The Jungle Book(s) soon, and reread this whenever we get around to it in the Newbery group, and maybe by then I'll have something to say.
'Course, you ...more
Don't be misled by the Newbury Medal. This book is does not "live" up to the honor or the hype. Gaiman fans will gush. Librarians may recommend. Walk don't run to knock this one off the juvenile lit. queue.
While the emotional content of the book, especially concerning the protagonist's coming of age and dealing with loss resonated well, but the story itself just seemed glued on and spotty. ...more
While the emotional content of the book, especially concerning the protagonist's coming of age and dealing with loss resonated well, but the story itself just seemed glued on and spotty. ...more
Lexile 820L
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 10.0
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