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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

59 reviews

leosaki's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense 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

4.75

There are some spelling mistakes, some missing words, but all in all the translation doesn't lose the original's magic and whimsy. The drawings are beautiful, but not always correct, Coraline is wearing the wrong outfit sometimes, characters don't look like they are described on the pages that go with the picture etc

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Kidnapping

sea_sea's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

halloween_writes's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

It honestly didnʼt read like a professionally published book; it was very sloppy, and while I love the story of Coraline, this didnʼt meet my expectations at all. It felt extremely rushed, even for a kidʼs book. :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

leosaki's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I love finding new favourite books ♡

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Blood, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

quabbityash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death

Minor: Body horror and Blood

cursed_hal's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

This book is my favorite from Gaiman, the chapters are short (something I really appreciate), the writing really flows like water and it is so easy to read, perfect for an introduction to reading like it was for me. This book is beatifull and spooky, I love it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Minor: Animal death

bunnivie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

cute

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death and Blood

nyctaea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Death, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

teabrewer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Coraline is a children's book. One with body horror, blood and child death, but a children's book none the less. It didn't affect me emotionally as much as my average five stars. But, it is a wondeful version of those, written with the young readers in mind. The analogies to insects, spiders, camufkage and mimicry were a awesome touch. The dark ambiance and hints to something older than the other mother too. It is clear this book was written with care and dedication! I also found interesting how the narrative sometimes criticises the dad, that is so clearly inspired by the author himself. Like a quiet apology.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Blood, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

immoralrite's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death