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A review by scatter_of_light
Coraline and Other Stories by Neil Gaiman
4.0
Between 3.5 and 4 stars.
Coraline is an exceptional story, and I came to it loving the movie very much. It is chilly and brave and quirky, very much like its protagonist.
The other short stories also leave their own mark and are fantastical. As per usual, Neil Gaiman is a master storyteller, often leaving us with a sense of dread and disquiet. I would say perhaps that is exactly where he is at his best, except he also wrote The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which is equally scary but endearing and lovely in all the best ways.
I would also like to give an honourable mention to The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds, because once I understood the setting of the story, it just made me giggle. :)
Coraline is an exceptional story, and I came to it loving the movie very much. It is chilly and brave and quirky, very much like its protagonist.
The other short stories also leave their own mark and are fantastical. As per usual, Neil Gaiman is a master storyteller, often leaving us with a sense of dread and disquiet. I would say perhaps that is exactly where he is at his best, except he also wrote The Ocean at the End of the Lane, which is equally scary but endearing and lovely in all the best ways.
I would also like to give an honourable mention to The Case of the Four and Twenty Blackbirds, because once I understood the setting of the story, it just made me giggle. :)