Catherine asked this question about Coraline:
Was the movie based on the book? Is the book or movie better?
Long The book and movie were created around the same time. Neil told the director of the movie about his idea before he had actually written the book and a…moreThe book and movie were created around the same time. Neil told the director of the movie about his idea before he had actually written the book and allowed him to run with the concept with the two checking in with each other has they wrote their respective adaptations. This is why the general idea and conflict are the same but the execution is done differently. They are both very good but I wouldn't say one is truly better than the other.(less)
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by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author)
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