Reviews

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

sunnyshiiine's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Murder, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Genocide, Child death, and Suicide

wombat_88's review against another edition

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

hannaslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

4.5

g_a_denholm's review against another edition

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 against another edition

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

l3eatlesfan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

acoxon99's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75