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Not as spooky as ive been told but still very good :) ( ![]() I think I went into this book expecting too much since I know how many other people love this book and movie. Sadly, it was just missing something for me. I usually like to read a book before it's turned into a movie. In this case, I got it the other way around and wish I hadn't. Now in my mind, the movie "Coraline" is magical. The book, not so much. That's not to say the book isn't good, because it is. I think the problem is that the book is very closed in and personal to Coraline. Her world, probably typical of most children, is very small, and it's made even smaller by the perceived neglect of her parents. When she finds the door to the other world, of course she'll go through and 'explore'. Even so, I found it a little too constricted. This is probably why the screenwriter and director opened it up and introduced another character to which Coraline could relate. Recommended, but see the movie, too. I watched the movie of this last week and wanted to experience what the original story was like. Usually I read the book then watch the movie and disappointment reigns. Not sure if it was the watching the movie first or what, but I really enjoyed both the book and the movie. Both are creepy and have some amazing skin crawly/goose pimply moments. I wish Gaiman had been writing when I was a kid, I'm sure I would have had a number of sleepless nights. '"Stay here with us," said the voice from the figure at the end of the room. "We will listen to you and play with you and laugh with you. Your other mother will build whole worlds for you to explore, and tear them down every night when you are done. Every day will be better and brighter than the one that went before. Remember the toy box? How much better would a world be built just like that, and all for you?"' (page 119) ... 'Coraline sighed. "You really don't understand, do you?" she said. "I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted? Just like that, and it didn't mean anything. What then?"' (page 120) '"Cats don't have names," it said "No?" said Coraline . "No," said the cat. "Now, you people have names. That's because you don't know who you are. We know who we are, so we don't need names." (page 37)
A modern ghost story with all the creepy trimmings... Well done. Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inHas the adaptationIs abridged inInspiredAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others. No library descriptions found.
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