sarful's review against another edition
5.0
More like 4.5.
It takes a graveyard to raise a child. Following the murder of a toddler's family the inhabitants of the local graveyard take it upon themselves to shield him from further harm and raise him.
It was so fun and bittersweet and adventurous and imaginative and beautifully fantastical. With ghosts and ghouls, sleers a werewolf and vampire and I can't forget, a secret ancient society, of course. The graveyard raises Bod, short for Nobody Owens and it's a fun ride. So many amazing ghostly characters. A macabre fairytale of childhood into adulthood. I cried at the end, a beautiful bittersweet ending.
How did it take me so long to find Neil Gaiman? Can't wait for my next Gaiman read!
It takes a graveyard to raise a child. Following the murder of a toddler's family the inhabitants of the local graveyard take it upon themselves to shield him from further harm and raise him.
It was so fun and bittersweet and adventurous and imaginative and beautifully fantastical. With ghosts and ghouls, sleers a werewolf and vampire and I can't forget, a secret ancient society, of course. The graveyard raises Bod, short for Nobody Owens and it's a fun ride. So many amazing ghostly characters. A macabre fairytale of childhood into adulthood. I cried at the end, a beautiful bittersweet ending.
How did it take me so long to find Neil Gaiman? Can't wait for my next Gaiman read!
sunnyshiiine's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
iamtheeggman18's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
letopotato's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
What else can I do but give any Neil Gaiman novel I read full points?
I read this book with the idea of it being a children's book. It is, in the way that the main character is a child.
Let's say it this way: If I had read this when I was ten years old, it would have scared me (I mean, the story begins with a family being murdered), but in the kind of way that this would have become my favourite book of all time.
This is a novel for weird kids and weird adults and I loved evers single word I've read.
I love Silas and Ms. Lupescu.
I read this book with the idea of it being a children's book. It is, in the way that the main character is a child.
Let's say it this way: If I had read this when I was ten years old, it would have scared me (I mean, the story begins with a family being murdered), but in the kind of way that this would have become my favourite book of all time.
This is a novel for weird kids and weird adults and I loved evers single word I've read.
I love Silas and Ms. Lupescu.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Genocide, Child death, and Suicide
wombat_88's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
annacrowley's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
g_a_denholm's review
5.0
Amazing from start to finish! A wonderful retelling of a classic story and a coming of age to boot. Everyone connects with trying to find your place in the world. Easy reading yet slightly grisly, the Graveyard Book reminds me of dark fairy tales of historic Europe.
propmasterbob's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0