Valentina Sanchez answers “Was the movie based on the book? Is the...”

Catherine asked this question about Coraline:

Was the movie based on the book? Is the book or movie better?

Valentina Sanchez I never thought I'd say this but... I think I like the movie better than the book. I do have to say I watched the movie first and completely fell in l…moreI never thought I'd say this but... I think I like the movie better than the book. I do have to say I watched the movie first and completely fell in love with it.
The writing was not necessarily my style; the pacing was really fast, almost felt like I didn't have time to digest it all, contrary to the movie.
However, the pacing gets so much better after the second half where Coraline is challenging the Beldam... Maybe this was an author's choice to get there faster, but I personally loved to learn about Coraline's real life to understand the appeal of the other world. (less)

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