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A review by calebmatthews
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
5.0
An interesting and unique story. A great read to get in the spirit of the season around Halloween. I was going to give this book a four until I re-read some of my favorite quotes. I also loved Bod. The idea of how much being surrounded by death makes this character into someone who longs to live was highly intriguing. Way to go! Also, here are the quotes that I loved:
“If I change my mind can I come back here?” And then he answered his own question. “If I come back, it will be a place, but it won’t be home any longer.”
“…taking his breath with it and all his tomorrows.”
“Things bloosom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.”
“If you dare nothing,
then when the day is over,
nothing is all you will have gained.”
“You're always you, and that don't change, and you're always changing, and there's nothing you can do about it.”
“It's like the people who believe they'll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, but who learn it doesn't work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.”
“If I change my mind can I come back here?” And then he answered his own question. “If I come back, it will be a place, but it won’t be home any longer.”
“…taking his breath with it and all his tomorrows.”
“Things bloosom in their time. They bud and bloom, blossom and fade. Everything in its time.”
“If you dare nothing,
then when the day is over,
nothing is all you will have gained.”
“You're always you, and that don't change, and you're always changing, and there's nothing you can do about it.”
“It's like the people who believe they'll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, but who learn it doesn't work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you.”