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A review by zorhose
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
This has been on my shelf for years and I would've picked it up earlier if I had known how quickly it would hook me.
The atmosphere is beautiful and the setting is practically tailored to me as somebody who loves to hang out on graveyards.
Bod and the other characters really connected to me immediately and I think he's a fantastic children's book protagonist.
The episodic nature of the book made it a little slow at times, but the overarching threat and mystery was enough to keep me engaged. Finding out that this book was also at least partially inspired by The Jungle Book made sense and recontextualized some of the stylistic choices to me.
Overall, if I'm crying at the end of a book I think you must have done at least some things right. I would definitely recommend this to middle graders or even as a bed time story for parents with older children (maybe 8+).
The atmosphere is beautiful and the setting is practically tailored to me as somebody who loves to hang out on graveyards.
Bod and the other characters really connected to me immediately and I think he's a fantastic children's book protagonist.
The episodic nature of the book made it a little slow at times, but the overarching threat and mystery was enough to keep me engaged. Finding out that this book was also at least partially inspired by The Jungle Book made sense and recontextualized some of the stylistic choices to me.
Overall, if I'm crying at the end of a book I think you must have done at least some things right. I would definitely recommend this to middle graders or even as a bed time story for parents with older children (maybe 8+).