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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

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a_m_c's review

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adventurous mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

Absolutely loved the pacing and the characters. It was such a fun read and about halfway through, an absolute page turner!
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jasperdotpdf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

this was neat!! 

i really enjoyed the premise, and the cast of characters was honestly delightful. 

some parts of the characterisation of the main character bod didn't work for me all the time, and the way the middle of the book was structured into a few separate adventures made for a less fluid reading experience than i had hoped. 

while you can definitely tell that this was written for children, i still had fun reading it.
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tksignups's review

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adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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littlefox1322's review

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adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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miss_granger07's review

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dark funny mysterious 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? No

4.25

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jessthanthree's review

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dark lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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optimisms's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book is lovely. It's dark but witty, heavy but charming. The prose of this story is so beautiful, never unnecessarily flowery or complex but you can tell that each word was chosen with care. The structure of the book is almost an anthology of short stories, but all with the same chronology, setting, and main characters. Without spoiling anything, I'll say that the ending does a great job of tying in most of the previous stories in surprising and entertaining ways. The only things I would change are
I wish we had more information about Silas and what he is. I've seen a lot of people say he is clearly a vampire and maybe I'm just oblivious but that was not at all obvious to me
and
the Danse Macabre. Every other chapter somehow tied into the ending, but nothing from Danse Macabre ever came back or had any impact on the ending
. Other than that, it was pretty much perfect. I would highly recommend anyone who's interested in this book to check out the audiobook, read by the author himself. Gaiman gives a fantastic performance, bringing the story to life in a truly remarkable fashion. It's difficult to decide whether he's a better author or voice actor.
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dora_w3's review

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

Such a great story. I wish that I had read this book, as well as the other Neil Gaiman novels I've come across, at a much younger age, as I think they would have been much more formative. Still, Gaiman's mastery of magical realism is so enjoyable, as are his characters and writing style, that reading the Graveyard Book is an ageless experience. He also uses the word 'susurrus', of which I'm a big fan.
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nocturnalbookworm's review

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emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

So many feels from this book..

SO MANY FEELS!!

A wonderful story that although I started later in the month than I meant (I read this for a recommendation challenge) Once I picked it up I simply got lost in it. This book is one of those that not only can adults like myself enjoy but can also be enjoyed by children as well. Nobody's story is strange and beautiful and sad. The ending made me want to cry 
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lindseyrenee's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This is such a whimsical middle grade that connected every single character in that graveyard directly to my heart. It’s been so long since I’ve teared up from a book but the ending got me. Nobody Owens officially has a permanent place with me. 
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