Coraline
 

Coraline (P.S.)

by Neil Gaiman

Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in part of a huge old house--a house so huge that other people live in it, too... round, old former actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their aging Highland terriers ("We trod the boards, luvvy") and the mustachioed old man under the roof ("'The reason you cannot see the mouse circus,' said the man upstairs, 'is that the mice are not yet... (read more)

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Member Reviews

  • Heather E. Ramirez
    1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
    • Rated 0 stars

    Creepy is right. I found myself saying "huh?" sometimes. I wouldn't reccomend this book for kids unless they like bug eating "other mothers".

    Heather E. Ramirez wrote this review Sunday, November 25 2007. ( reply | permalink )
  • H.
    1 of 1 members found this review helpful.
    • Rated 1 stars

    Neil Gaiman always makes such a good start. And then fails miserably in the execution and details.

    H. wrote this review Saturday, September 22 2007. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink )
  • Cathi M
    • Rated 4 stars

    A young girl finds a door to the other side, and must save herself and her parents from the consequences. Not sure if this is a replacement for "Alice in Wonderland" as suggested, but a good Gaiman fairy tale.

    Cathi M wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink )
  • Eliza S
    • Rated 4 stars

    This is a creepy little tale. It has that wonderful darkness in it that I so appreciated in Roald Dahl's books. i'm a huge fan of Neil Gaiman and hope that he writes more in this genre. The button eyes of the other mother showed up in my dreams for weeks after I had finished the book, and I'm 30. Probably not a great choice for younger children, if you want them to sleep well at night.

    Eliza S wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Éowyn
    • Rated 4 stars

    i really liked how dark this book was... i just recently read alice in wonderland and through the looking glass... so this story felt familiar to me... lewis carroll's story can be strange at some points, but gaiman takes strange to a whole new level... like stardust, i might say this is more YA than for children. i am interested to see what they do with the movie... i am kind of afraid they will make it more cartoon-y...
    good book!

    Éowyn wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Kevin G
    • Rated 5 stars

    This was a read-aloud with the kids a few years ago and we all loved it. Gaiman has written a great, creepy tale here and I hope he revisits the young-adult genre again so my family can share another one like this.

    You'll never look at buttons the same way again...

    Kevin G wrote this review 9 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Jennifer S
    • Rated 5 stars

    When reading this book, many words come into mind: creepy, imaginative, strange, buttons... The book is almost like a twist on Alice and Wonderland, except dark and gloomy. Not recommended for young adults who don't like horror books because it made me scared of buttons for a week! I loved it, and I wish there were more books like Coraline! A very unique book indeed.

    Jennifer S wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Gabby
    • Rated 3 stars

    Definitely a creepy book. Interesting story. Great imagination.
    I am interesting on how it works out as an animated film.

    Gabby wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
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