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A review by wallflovver
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
coraline was a must read for me this october, and i have a feeling i may be reading it pretty often in the future also
it was very spooky and atmospheric, but i read it in daylight surrounded by people, so perhaps those reasons dampened any true fear.. it was more creepy than scary
the concept is so unique and it was very well executed, the prose is pretty simple and still manages to be funny in all the right places
i loved the relationship between coraline and the cat, and i really liked the interesting relationship between her and the other father/bedlam's abused creations
the story about coraline, her father and the wasp nest really touched me, and the idea of being scared but doing the right thing anyway is a message we should all listen to, young or old
“being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.”
it was very spooky and atmospheric, but i read it in daylight surrounded by people, so perhaps those reasons dampened any true fear.. it was more creepy than scary
the concept is so unique and it was very well executed, the prose is pretty simple and still manages to be funny in all the right places
i loved the relationship between coraline and the cat, and i really liked the interesting relationship between her and the other father/bedlam's abused creations
the story about coraline, her father and the wasp nest really touched me, and the idea of being scared but doing the right thing anyway is a message we should all listen to, young or old
“being brave doesn't mean you aren't scared. being brave means you are scared, really scared, badly scared, and you do the right thing anyway.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Child death