Title: Coraline
Author: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Children's Paranormal
Pages: 162
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: August 29, 2006 (First published: 2002)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780061139376
Rating: ★★★★☆
Author: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Children's Paranormal
Pages: 162
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: August 29, 2006 (First published: 2002)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780061139376
Rating: ★★★★☆
Synopsis
Coraline's often wondered what's behind the locked door in the drawing room. It reveals only a brick wall when she finally opens it, but when she tries again later, a passageway mysteriously appears. Coraline is surprised to find a flat decorated exactly like her own, but strangely different. And when she finds her "other" parents in this alternate world, they are much more interesting despite their creepy black button eyes. When they make it clear, however, that they want to make her theirs forever, Coraline begins a nightmarish game to rescue her real parents and three children imprisoned in a mirror. With only a bored-through stone and an aloof cat to help, Coraline confronts this harrowing task of escaping these monstrous creatures.
Gaiman has delivered a wonderfully chilling novel, subtle yet intense on many levels. The line between pleasant and horrible is often blurred until what's what becomes suddenly clear, and like Coraline, we resist leaving this strange world until we're hooked. Unnerving drawings also cast a dark shadow over the book's eerie atmosphere, which is only heightened by simple, hair-raising text. Coraline is otherworldly storytelling at its best.
My Review
What a sweet CREEPY story. I watched the movie a few years ago and I had heard that the book was good too. Seriously, it creeped me out in a good way. It was just a twisted children's story with an awesome message. Be brave, use your imagination and GO FOR IT! I have an 11 year old daughter and I'm always telling her that things often not as scary as they seem, you just have to be brave and get through it. Gaiman has delivered a wonderfully chilling novel, subtle yet intense on many levels. The line between pleasant and horrible is often blurred until what's what becomes suddenly clear, and like Coraline, we resist leaving this strange world until we're hooked. Unnerving drawings also cast a dark shadow over the book's eerie atmosphere, which is only heightened by simple, hair-raising text. Coraline is otherworldly storytelling at its best.
Coraline's story was scary, but she kept going, and she didn't give up and even helped a few a long the way. She was brave and kind and in the end she came out of it a happy girl with a new perspective on everything around her. This was a great read.
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