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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Neil Gaiman is problematic, and this book may capture some of his subconscious. I understand the choice to ignore this book because of the author.
This book was just not my cup of tea, then again I also probably didn't value it for what it's worth
dark
mysterious
i randomly picked this up as i needed another Neil Gaiman book to read after finishing Neverwhere. Boy am I glad i found this! The story and characters were all ingeniously implemented into this one amazing book! I felt like i could never put it down and i wish that there was more about this world that Neil Gaiman has created. After finishing it felt like waking up from a long long sleep.
I like Gaiman's children's stories, and was happy to hear that he'd written one for adults. I don't think the categorization is true, though-- I think the audience for this book is YA (one modest sex scene; some scares). I loved the point of view, a seven-year-old's, because Gaiman's excellent skills made me "see" the world again from that young age. This is a page turner, filled with mystery and wonder.
I am speechless. In my mind, a book is utterly amazing when I can't even put into words how it moved me, but I know it moved me to my core. This is one of those books. My husband kept asking me why I was saying "wow" over and over again when I finished it, and I couldn't tell him why. All I could say is that I need to read it again, and he couldn't understand how someone could read a book a second time when they already know what is going to happen. It's not the plot that I need to read again though. It's the absolutely beautiful writing and the emotions that it brought forth. I know this book will keep the wheels in my mind turning for days to come.
I rarely give five stars, but Neil Gaiman deserves every one of them. The story of a boy lost between worlds, hounded by terrifying creatures and rescued by Lettie Hempstock an 11-year-old, who is wise beyond her years and who will go to great lengths, with the help of her mother and her grandmother, to keep this one boy safe.
It was all in all, a Neil Gaiman book. Somehow, I always regret finishing his books because I do not feel right leaving the worlds he has created. I very much enjoyed the Hempstocks.
This is very Wrinkle-in-Time-esque, as far as appropriate reading age. I enjoyed it as an adult reader, the same way that I enjoy reading [a:Madeleine L'Engle|106|Madeleine L'Engle|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1305256804p2/106.jpg]. I think this would be absolutely fantastic for fans of that author, and in that same reader group. Innocent enough that it is still a very sweet story. Very similar to [b:Coraline|17061|Coraline|Neil Gaiman|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1493497435l/17061._SY75_.jpg|2834844], which is of course by the same author. If you liked Coraline, you will probably enjoy this.