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Unlike The Graveyard Book, which was the first Neil Gaiman book that I read, this one sucked me right in. By the end of the first ten pages, I already had several favorite quotes that I had read out loud to my sister and son. I fell in love with the way Neil Gaiman turns a phrase. Some of the examples of my favorite sentences are:
He told Richard that if he, Lord Rat-speaker, ever saw him, Richard, again, that he, Richard, would be in a great deal of trouble.
Ruislip, the Fop's opponent, resemble ...more
He told Richard that if he, Lord Rat-speaker, ever saw him, Richard, again, that he, Richard, would be in a great deal of trouble.
Ruislip, the Fop's opponent, resemble ...more
I was a bit apprehensive about reading this book, because horror is a genre I normally steer clear of. But -- as I've often found to be the case with Gaiman's work -- this was enough on the edge that I was almost always ok. I would happily have skipped hearing about some of the things a few of the characters enjoyed eating, but I survived them.
Though the protagonist was Richard, I often felt ambivalent about him. He sometimes seemed childish or even just dull, and at other times he arose to diff ...more
Though the protagonist was Richard, I often felt ambivalent about him. He sometimes seemed childish or even just dull, and at other times he arose to diff ...more
A bit of a cliche plot wise, but the settings, characters, and ideas make for an entertaining read. A nice dark fairytale, all in all.
Aug 24, 2009
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