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Coraline by Neil Gaiman

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kreadtin's review against another edition

4.5

The best thing about this book is that it is not exactly like the movie. My kid had a real obsession with Coraline the movie, and we’ve watched it so many times we know the dialogue. When I learned it was a book, I was worried it would be boring to read but it was still very interesting. Plus we could discuss the similarities and differences between it and the movie and talk about what parts were our favourites from both genres and which we liked better.

I read this as an ebook and did not care for the illustrations. So many publishers are quick to put the movie art on the book and that usually annoys me, but this is the rare case in which I actually wished they had included the art from the movie. The cover (and art inside) is not it.

larasbookshelf's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

topher9007's review

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dark

3.5

oldmotherwinter's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

yamreads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

See what I mean about gothic, dark fantasy Kick?

A funny introduction is that I picked it up in the past but never got to reading it. I think it freaked me out just a little bit, but after seeing Ruby Granger rave about it, I decided to pick it up.

It's definitely a book meant for younger kids, but as an almost-adult... holy smokes, it's pretty creepy. You've got the Other Mother, who essentially created the entire Other world and its inhabitants, and she's/ it's the one that wants coraline to stay and get button eyes!! I really loved the Black Cat, though... probably my favorite character, the way it thinks that the whole world revolves around it. I thought it was interesting how the Black cat had no Other counterpart, and when Coraline pointed it out, it said that humans are spread all over the place, while cats keep themselves together." Pretty interesting if I do say so myself! The part about the hand being severed and having a mind of itself was pretty haunting, though... plus the corridor being a Ive, living thing. What??!!

Pretty good read. I probably won't pick it up again bc it's very creepy, but I can see why a movie was created! I thought it was sweet how Coraline had her values and such as well.