The Graveyard Book (2008)

It was good; I liked it. I haven’t read a lot of Neil Gaiman but I think he comes up with some of the coolest ideas out there. His characters always leave me a little cold, however, and I’m never quite as emotionally invested in their relationships as I want to be. This book had a lot of that for me. Still, this had a great premise and it’s well-executed so, yeah, read it. You’ll know based on the summary if you’ll like it. ( )

I enjoyed this story. I think my 12 yo nephew would like it, but not his 9 yo sister. Age difference not gender difference being the divider. It fits very comfortably alongside Coraline on the bookshelf. ( )

4.3 How Nobody came to the graveyard. There was a hand in the darkness, and it held a knife.

At fist the first two lines of the book did not make much sense, but as I read on they were ingenious. I'm not the biggest fan of the storytelling style Gaiman used for th novel, where each chapter is like a separate adventure, but the story was so unique and hooking this I just had to read on. I absolutely love the concept, the relationships, and the mysteries. ( )

This was a good book. I tried reading it when I was younger and I found that I didn't like it, but now that I read it, it was good. I especially like the ending.
Anyways, this book isn't really written just to be enjoyed by children, and people of all ages can enjoy this book. ( )

This was a lovely read. This is a story that can definitely be appreciated at different layers and is for many different ages. Younger readers will definitely find a lot of adventure and maybe even some moments of suspense and horror. Adult readers will also be able to understand the older characters in the book and be able to look at Bod in a different way.

While Gaiman never explains directly the 'rules' that the ghosts and others exist by, his world building still feels very consistent and readers are able to follow along on this different way of viewing ghosts, graveyards, etc. than they may have encountered before.

I do hope that one day we get a story more about Silas, especially.

Note: If you are reading the 10th Anniversary Edition, be warned that the foreword by Margret Atwood contains mild spoilers. (I was very, very glad I didn't read it till after finishing the book) ( )