smallicedmocha 's review for:

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

3.0

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I'm not quite sure what to say about this book. I had pulled it out and just read it in one gulp last night after I had (finally) finished my schoolwork for the session and my body had become so used to staying up that it found falling asleep difficult. It was a little creepy, it was a little adventurous, and it was a lot of creativity. One thing with Neil is that he never really brings in a replica of any other story, and he's got this edgy, dark side to all of his novels that I kind of like and get scared of. In this one, there are a few subtle ideas that are permeating throughout, but nothing particularly obvious or preachy.

Neil says that he's found this to be an adventure story for children and a horror story for adults. So take from that what you will.