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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
There is no better place to learn about life than a graveyard. That's the idea behind Neil Gaiman's classic tale of Nobody Owens, a boy who waddles into a graveyard as a baby and grows there, raised by two ghosts, a mysterious guardian and a dozen spectral friends.
This is pretty packed territory. Like Harry Potter, "Bod" must solve the mystery of his parents' deaths and bring justice to their murderer. Like Lemony Snicket, there is a glorious gothic quality to the settings. But Gaiman really takes this book a step beyond, thanks to big ideas about life--what it's all about, why it's worth following through with. I really enjoyed this book--I couldn't put it down--and I would recommend it to readers from 11 to 17.
This is pretty packed territory. Like Harry Potter, "Bod" must solve the mystery of his parents' deaths and bring justice to their murderer. Like Lemony Snicket, there is a glorious gothic quality to the settings. But Gaiman really takes this book a step beyond, thanks to big ideas about life--what it's all about, why it's worth following through with. I really enjoyed this book--I couldn't put it down--and I would recommend it to readers from 11 to 17.
Anything by Gaiman's gonna be good. That said, this one was even more juvenile-feeling than his juveniles. The Day I Swapped My Dad For Two Goldfish, The Wolves in the Walls, even Coraline (though that one's for a bit older crowd) all were more fun. I believe that if Neil'd slow down (I know, fie on me and heretic here!) these short books would be more fun.
Like Norse mythology for teens. It is easy to read, entertaining, and serves as a decent primer for Odin, Thor, and Loki.
Gaiman and Riddell - a wonderful combination of talents. This is a telling of an old Norse tale, beautifully told and beautifully illustrated. Just read it - own it yourself. Like the Sleeper and the Spindle, this is a marvellous book.
This is a wonderful story set in the days of Norse mythology. Neil Gaiman does a wonderful job of weaving his story into bits of currently existing mythology. I absolutely adored this book and have passed it on to my 11 year old son to enjoy as well.
This little book, which was short enough for me to read in a single sitting, reminded me a great deal of Philip Pullman's [b:Once Upon a Time in the North|2225238|Once Upon a Time in the North (His Dark Materials, #0.5)|Philip Pullman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331317426s/2225238.jpg|3568899], as the length and appearance of the books were similar, they are both from highly imaginative authors, and both featured talking bears. While not one of the more important works of his career, it is a great addition to Gaiman's works, aimed at a similar audience to [b:The Graveyard Book|2213661|The Graveyard Book|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1303859949s/2213661.jpg|2219449].
Another example of splendid story telling combined with great illustrations.
Everything I know about Norse mythology I learned from a superhero movie. Which, weirdly, helps a lot when you find yourself in the middle of a fairy tale -- that's probably not the slot it technically falls into, but I can't think of it as anything else -- that involves Thor and Asgard and the Rainbow Bridge, especially when the story is so short there's no space for the author to explain most of the mythology.
Odd and the Frost Giants was sitting on my bookshelf, ready to be returned to the library because Rabbit decided it was not for her, and I thought "SELF, YOU NEED TO READ SOMETHING ADORABLE" and decided to give it a go. Gaiman's story is, indeed, adorable. I liked it a lot. I don't know if I would have liked it as much if I hadn't seen Thor a couple of months ago; I probably would have been a little lost. Also, on the one hand, I wish Odd had been less of a hollow character, but on the other hand, the way he's written kind of works with the whole fairy tale thing.
The illustrations are charming, too. I think I'm eventually going to find a copy of this to stick on the bookshelf.
Odd and the Frost Giants was sitting on my bookshelf, ready to be returned to the library because Rabbit decided it was not for her, and I thought "SELF, YOU NEED TO READ SOMETHING ADORABLE" and decided to give it a go. Gaiman's story is, indeed, adorable. I liked it a lot. I don't know if I would have liked it as much if I hadn't seen Thor a couple of months ago; I probably would have been a little lost. Also, on the one hand, I wish Odd had been less of a hollow character, but on the other hand, the way he's written kind of works with the whole fairy tale thing.
The illustrations are charming, too. I think I'm eventually going to find a copy of this to stick on the bookshelf.