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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
A book that will probably end up as one of my all-time favourites, The Graveyard Book is a beautiful swirl of family, magic, mystery and danger. Neil Gaiman once again knocks my socks off with a story that’s heartwarming and spooky, with a touch of the bittersweet. I can’t even begin to articulate how much I loved it. Please do yourself a favour and read The Graveyard Book!
Shoutout to the police officer who probably went the rest of his life thinking he killed a man in front of his son.
One upside to being sick is that it gave me an excuse to finish this odd little book. Reading Gaiman's prose is like being led through a playful maze - or perhaps a "goony golf" course is more apt. I just loved the way the story spilled out onto the page. And the delight of the tale is not at all burdened by Gaiman's expert application of thematic subtext and other oft-neglected writer's tricks once discussed in language arts classrooms. This one definitely goes down as a Favorite.
I really enjoyed this book. While I will grant you that there are some flaws - for instance, I wish the details of the mystery/conspiracy were more clear and we had a better idea of why Bod is so important - I still found the story quite fun to read and the characters very interesting.
The illustrations also added another dimension to the book, enhancing the feeling of living somewhere between life and death.
The illustrations also added another dimension to the book, enhancing the feeling of living somewhere between life and death.
Absolutely loved this book. Neil Gaiman's voice is incredibly gripping and his spin on the Jungle Book (with Ghosts!) is very touching. The illustrations are beautifully eerie and work well with Gaiman's words.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Neil Gaiman is a beautifully imaginative writer and this book truly is a testament to his writing talents. A Jungle Book retelling that takes place in a graveyard was always going to have dark nature to it, but it was as whimsical as it was haunting. The characters were entertaining and the descriptive writing genuinely made me forget my actual surroundings. My heart was aching for Bod by the end of it which made me realize how attached to him and his story I had become. I always get lost in Gaiman’s writing, his stories feel like a fever dream that I don’t want to wake from
This book was so much fun to read!! It starts out a bit dark, but takes a really playful approach to the idea of ghosts, graveyards, and other such creepy ideas. The occasional black and white illustrations really added to the charm of the story.