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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
when i tell you that i take back EVERYTHING nice ive ever said about this man i mean it. just a sick, sick FREAK.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Coraline is a book that I would have loved to read as a kid. It is full of Dahl-esque quirkiness…okay, who am I kidding? I loved it even as an adult! Two of my favorite quotes:
I remember the first time I watched Jurassic Park. I was blown away by the film: the CGI was extraordinary (amazing how well it still holds up today, almost 30 years later), and I was wowed by the plot. Then I read the book and realized how awful the movie was in comparison. I was a teenager at the time, so even though I had heard the phrase "the book is always better than the movie," it wasn't until after I read the book version of Jurassic Park that I actually took that phrase seriously. I swore then that I would always read the book first.
Well, I should say, that over the past almost-30-years, I have certainly tried to do this, I haven't always been successful. Coraline is my latest "I wish I'd read the book first. The film was as straightforward as a PG-rated horror film could be, but like every other book adaptation, I wondered what kind of nuance it was missing. Now that I have actually read Coraline, I know that Neil Gaiman created another masterpiece with this novella. This book is far more than just "girl wants new parents and gets the worst ones," but manages to create a whole universe with a legitimately creepy antagonist, and our heroine needs to not only confront her fears, but also engage a twisted enemy that she legitimately
In the end, she is victorious, of course, and has learned her lesson, grown as a person, etc., but it still amazes me how Gaiman continues to create extremely believable worlds and drop us the reader headlong into them.
Well, I should say, that over the past almost-30-years, I have certainly tried to do this, I haven't always been successful. Coraline is my latest "I wish I'd read the book first. The film was as straightforward as a PG-rated horror film could be, but like every other book adaptation, I wondered what kind of nuance it was missing. Now that I have actually read Coraline, I know that Neil Gaiman created another masterpiece with this novella. This book is far more than just "girl wants new parents and gets the worst ones," but manages to create a whole universe with a legitimately creepy antagonist, and our heroine needs to not only confront her fears, but also engage a twisted enemy that she legitimately
Spoiler
almost loses to.In the end, she is victorious, of course, and has learned her lesson, grown as a person, etc., but it still amazes me how Gaiman continues to create extremely believable worlds and drop us the reader headlong into them.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No