Bridget: 5/26: Coraline by Neil Gaiman
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0380977788/qid=1125441469/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/102-6975924-6760904?v=glance&s=books
Summary: 162 pp. This was such a great book! I admit that it was somewhat of a children's book in the world of Neil Gaiman but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. It also won a 2005 Nebula.
This book was creepy in a Roald Dohl kind of way (like James and the Giant Peach) but still retains the innocence of a children's book :)
Basic Plot with no spoilers: It is the story about a little girl who lives in an apartment building facing the mundane life of a child with weird neighbors. She one day discovers unlocks a door that leads into a flat just like her own where the toys are better, the food is tastier and there is another "mother" and another "father" that looks just like her own. There is a twist and some sinister happenings (you will have to read the book to discover what they are).
Great book, great characters. Fast read. Highly recommended.
Summary: 162 pp. This was such a great book! I admit that it was somewhat of a children's book in the world of Neil Gaiman but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. It also won a 2005 Nebula.
This book was creepy in a Roald Dohl kind of way (like James and the Giant Peach) but still retains the innocence of a children's book :)
Basic Plot with no spoilers: It is the story about a little girl who lives in an apartment building facing the mundane life of a child with weird neighbors. She one day discovers unlocks a door that leads into a flat just like her own where the toys are better, the food is tastier and there is another "mother" and another "father" that looks just like her own. There is a twist and some sinister happenings (you will have to read the book to discover what they are).
Great book, great characters. Fast read. Highly recommended.
posted by Anonymous at 3:36 PM
2 Comments:
Sounds like a neat story. I used to love Roald Dahl's books. Danny, the Champion of the World...
Awesome, I will have to keep this in mind!
BTW I'm calling dibs on Gaiman's Anansi Boys!
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