The Graveyard Book (original 2008; edition 2008)

There is something to be said about being driven to read Neil Gaiman out of sheer desperation for a quality book.

Sometimes I have this mood.
It feels as if the world is a bleak place, and nothing good seems to be happening. And every single book I pick ends up being a crushing disappointment. And then I come to a point where I literally can't pick up a bad book - because it will end up being a straw that breaks the camel's back.

That's when I turn to my much beloved tried-and-true books and authors.
Sometimes this fails. And I end up not picking up a book for the longest time, discouraged, disillusioned and depressed.

This time my self-help remedy seems to have worked. And again was I reminded of why Gaiman is one of my go-to authors.
(I'm kind of dreading finishing this marvel of a book)


I promised myself to write a mostly coherent review of this gem. But a Good Book and coherency do not, generally, go together, as a rule, in my case at least.

It gets all the stars for being marvellously atmospheric, deliciously spooky and bloody interesting. Bloody too, for that matter. I love the ever-changing pattern of dark and light, Life and Death. So deliciously macabre!

This is Neil Gaiman. (as sure a trademark as any IMO)

Oh and I adore Silas. He is such a keeper.

FINAL VERDICT:
If you are in a mind for something spooky, hesitate not.
Although, I suppose, there are people who will not like it much. ( )

Ahaah this book is so nice. I was tear-eyed at the end. Neil Gaiman makes so we care about Bod and the others and we are like glued to the pages. I was pissed off every time I had to interrupt my reading in this trip.
Nobody Owen is a very nice character, and you get attached to him so much because you know him since he is an infant! I was pretty sad when the story ended. I would have liked to now more about the other characters since the first time I read this book when I was younger.
I really loved this book. Just finished and I want to read it again! ( )

Excellent story! ( )

I remember finding this book deeply touching. ( )

Everyone knows I love Neil Gaiman. So, no surprise that I enjoyed this book! It was a fun, interesting and intriguing story that I am so glad he finished and shared with us. Award-winning for a reason! ( )