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A review by drblockbooks
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
5.0
This is a very good book. The prose is crisp and spare. There is no wasted time. And despite its economy with words (or, perhaps, because of it), it is a beautiful, haunting, and occasionally frightening book.
Because I saw the movie version several times before reading this book [my children love it, by the way], it is difficult for me to review it beyond saying that it is great and I recommend reading it.
I will add this for those of you who have seen the movie: I found it fascinating to see what was added in the movie version in order to tell the tale. In fact, one of the characters in the movie does not exist at all in the book. I won't say which one, but it makes sense why that character was added.
Because I saw the movie version several times before reading this book [my children love it, by the way], it is difficult for me to review it beyond saying that it is great and I recommend reading it.
I will add this for those of you who have seen the movie: I found it fascinating to see what was added in the movie version in order to tell the tale. In fact, one of the characters in the movie does not exist at all in the book. I won't say which one, but it makes sense why that character was added.