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Stórgóð saga fyrir börn og yngri lesendur um lítinn strák sem elst upp í kirkjugarði hjá draugum, nornum, náætum og fleiri fantasíuskepnum. Ótrúlegt ímyndunarafl Gaimans er stórskemmtilegt og þetta er sannarlega óvenjuleg barnasaga því hún hefst á því að öll fjölskylda drengsins er myrt en hann kemst með naumindum í kirkjugarðinn þar sem hann fær vernd íbúa garðsins. Sagan er svo þroskasaga drengsins þegar hann lærir að lifa með yfirnáttúrulegu verunum, læra ýmislegt af þeim en samtímis býr stöðug ógn utan garðsins því morðinginn leitar hans stöðugt. Þetta er saga sem á sannarlega erindi til íslenskra lesenda og óskandi væri að hún sé þýdd yfir á íslensku. Incrível! Uma pena ser tão curtinho. My wife and stepson got this for me for Father's Day. Yay books as gifts! :) I haven't read Coraline yet, so I hadn't had any experience with Neil Gaiman's style of children's book. I suppose that that might be unfair, and that each book, no matter what age group it's targeted at, has its own style. Anyway, we follow Bod (short for Nobody, Nobody Owens) through his life growing up around those that no longer have theirs. It was a good read, and the book came full-circle in a very pleasing way. I'd definitely recommend this to pre-teens. Read by the author (I got the audiobook), this is the story of Nobody (or "Bod"). His family are murdered when Bod is a toddler, and he manages to escape to the local graveyard.[return][return]The inhabitants bring up Bod as best as they can, considering they are a mixture of ghosts, ghouls and in one instance a vampire (the only one who can leave the graveyard). [return][return]Bod grows up, learns about the "real" people outside, especially girls, and that no matter how safe people think he is, there is always the theat from the people who killed his parents.....
Gaiman writes with charm and humor, and again he has a real winner. Like a bite of dark Halloween chocolate, this novel proves rich, bittersweet and very satisfying. This is fine work, from beginning to end, and the best bedtime story read-aloud material I've encountered in a long time. Can't wait until my daughter's old enough to read this to. When the chilling moments do come, they are as genuinely frightening as only Gaiman can make them, and redeem any shortcomings. While “The Graveyard Book” will entertain people of all ages, it’s especially a tale for children. Gaiman’s remarkable cemetery is a place that children more than anyone would want to visit. They would certainly want to look for Silas in his chapel, maybe climb down (if they were as brave as Bod) to the oldest burial chamber, or (if they were as reckless) search for the ghoul gate. Children will appreciate Bod’s occasional mistakes and bad manners, and relish his good acts and eventual great ones. The story’s language and humor are sophisticated, but Gaiman respects his readers and trusts them to understand. Is contained inHas the adaptationWas inspired by
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I enjoyed the story. It had a lot of ghosts, vampires, and adventure. I really liked Nobody and the people who protected him. Also, I liked the twists! I just felt that the book could be more extensive and bigger. When I finished, I felt that something was missing and I needed more stories.
Overall it is a great book for kids and adults. (