rosemwood 's review for:

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious sad 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: Yes

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You normally don't experience macabre in children's literature, but Neil Gaiman is able to pull it off. This is such a unique story. It's whimsical, with suspense, adventure, and sadness. It doesn't feel like a horror story, just a bunch of ghosts helping a human out. It's told from Bod's perspective as each chapter is a different experience and different age. We experience Bod's coming of age with the ghosts and Silas raising him. I really enjoyed this very imaginative lyrical prose.