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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loved the book just as much as the movie. The illustrations are spooky, but I did miss wybie:(
((via audiobook))
neil gaiman LOVES to narrate his own audiobooks, huh???? anyway this book is obviously great even though coraline is kind of a brat and i wish she would learn some manners. neil does do a good job at writing children in their own tales who are not perfect so her annoyingness does seem to lend to the overall charm of the book.
all in all neil is one of my favorite authors and his work is so versatile, this is no exception. loves it.
neil gaiman LOVES to narrate his own audiobooks, huh???? anyway this book is obviously great even though coraline is kind of a brat and i wish she would learn some manners. neil does do a good job at writing children in their own tales who are not perfect so her annoyingness does seem to lend to the overall charm of the book.
all in all neil is one of my favorite authors and his work is so versatile, this is no exception. loves it.
Coraline is about a young girl that moves into a new home with her parents. In the home is a locked door that leads to nothing. As Coraline is exploring she discovers that there is an opening into an apartment that looks exactly like hers. In that apartment is a woman that looks exactly like her mother. This Other-Mother wants Coraline to live with her, but Coraline just wants her life to go back to normal.
Coraline is less scary than I thought it would be, but way more unsettling. I read it in the middle of the day, so I'll assume if you read it at night the fear factor increases. Despite that this book is still great. Good horror novels for kids and young teens are hard to come by I think. This one is amazing. The interactions between Coraline and other Mother are tense. The last portion of the book with the hand was so suspenseful that I struck in place and couldn't move till it was over. 10/10 would read again.
Content Warning
Death
Violence
Coraline is less scary than I thought it would be, but way more unsettling. I read it in the middle of the day, so I'll assume if you read it at night the fear factor increases. Despite that this book is still great. Good horror novels for kids and young teens are hard to come by I think. This one is amazing. The interactions between Coraline and other Mother are tense. The last portion of the book with the hand was so suspenseful that I struck in place and couldn't move till it was over. 10/10 would read again.
Content Warning
Death
Violence
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced