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mxbluet18's review
5.0
This book means a great deal to me in terms of sentimental value, since it was one given to me by my English Literature teacher from college. For everyone in her classes she gave a book from her own shelves, and in each one she wrote a personal message. Mine says "Jesse, I chose this book for you because you're as quirky as the stories it contains." So whether I enjoy the stories or not I'm always going to hold this book in a special place in my heart.
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♡Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any medium.♡ (Stephen King)
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♡I started this for Holly. I finished it for Maddy.♡ (Neil Gaiman)
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My literature teacher was right, these stories are very quirky and unusual. But all amazing to read. It's completely fascinating that these stories have come out of someone's imagination. And even with the short stories I love how richly detailed they are for being as short as they are. And the concept for Coraline is unnerving and yet still completely fine for children. And that's something you don't find with most 'horror' novels.
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♡Gaiman is, simply put, a treasure house of story, and we are lucky to have him in any medium.♡ (Stephen King)
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♡I started this for Holly. I finished it for Maddy.♡ (Neil Gaiman)
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My literature teacher was right, these stories are very quirky and unusual. But all amazing to read. It's completely fascinating that these stories have come out of someone's imagination. And even with the short stories I love how richly detailed they are for being as short as they are. And the concept for Coraline is unnerving and yet still completely fine for children. And that's something you don't find with most 'horror' novels.
rcsreads's review
5.0
This was great to read aloud. Gaiman has very dramatic punctuation!
Suitable for kids of any age and just the right level of scary to give mummy nightmares but not them!
Suitable for kids of any age and just the right level of scary to give mummy nightmares but not them!
emmycd's review
3.0
This was my holiday read and was quite nice as a light read on the beach.
It was quite difficult to rate this book as Coraline is a fabulous 5* story, but the rest of the short stories are poor in comparison. I would have just preferred to have read Coraline on its own.
It was quite difficult to rate this book as Coraline is a fabulous 5* story, but the rest of the short stories are poor in comparison. I would have just preferred to have read Coraline on its own.
feeffoof's review
5.0
Loved everything about it. If perfection in a book exists, this would be it. Especially loved Instructions.
gwynyx's review
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
owl_in_tra1ning's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
sofiss's review
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ragnajohanna's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
withywoods's review
2.0
Did not finish.
Coraline has its merits but these other stories felt like a waste of time.
Coraline has its merits but these other stories felt like a waste of time.