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Coraline

Neil Gaiman

4.08 AVERAGE


this was the perfect book to take with me to the hospital. kinda funny i picked it up from the mailbox the day i was admitted. coraline is a story of a very brave girl who keeps going and fighting even though she is so small and scared and i will cherish this story forever <3
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Neil Gaiman. He's absolutely brilliant. Haven't you read anything by Gaiman, do it!
adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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: Yes

She was right, no one is ever too old for this story!
adventurous dark funny inspiring mysterious tense 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

All my complaints towards Dora-the explorer has been served through Coraline. An explorer with aura and eerie around her. 

5/5
One of my favourite stories ever. Both the book and the movie are wonderfully creepy, I love them!
adventurous mysterious fast-paced

4.5. I can definitely imagine it being a fun read with children.
adventurous dark medium-paced

Coraline Jones's family moves from her hometown to the Pink Palace Apartments, where she feels bored, ignored, and alone. When exploring, she finds a hidden passage in the parlor here; she finds wondrous things, but not all is as it seems.

This read has dark, childish vibes you wouldn't usually find in a children's story. I'm a fan of the movie, so I was disappointed not to see some of the same characters. Still, I'm happily surprised to find I enjoyed both equally.

<Spoiler> I found it so chilling that the Other Mother needed permission to sew buttons into her eyes.

Coraline is a children's book, but I recommend it to everyone.