skaficionado reviewed Graveyard Book by Margaret Atwood
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to-read
188 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 2014 by Bloomsbury.
Graveyard Book Graphic Novel
by Neil Gaiman
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. This novel features every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard? Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family. This novel features every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?
debby_joyblue reviewed The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Review of 'The Graveyard Book' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
4+
Acton reviewed The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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4 stars
Yes, this book was written for kids, but it's a delightful story with a good message.
Yes, this book was written for kids, but it's a delightful story with a good message.
Merkaba reviewed The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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5 stars
A wonderfully macabre and touching tale of Nobody Owens and he childhood as a member of a graveyard. Truly an amazing read that ranks up there with some of the very best writing that Nail Gaiman has ever done. And that's saying a lot!
A wonderfully macabre and touching tale of Nobody Owens and he childhood as a member of a graveyard. Truly an amazing read that ranks up there with some of the very best writing that Nail Gaiman has ever done. And that's saying a lot!
CyborgHobbit reviewed The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
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5 stars
A baby boy narrowly escapes to the graveyard up the hill after the rest of his family is murdered. Adopted and raised by the spirits of the dead residents there, he struggles between the need to stay in the graveyard for safety, and the desire to go out in to the living world, finding adventures and lessons on both sides of the fence.
I absolutely loved this book; a real page-turning, heart-warming, seat-gripping tale. As a parent, and perhaps more so simply as a mortal, I was moved to tears by the moral of the story as it was delivered to us in one last, beautiful package at the end.
I felt that a critical plot point was a little weak, and a major subplot was vastly unexplored and perhaps a bit unoriginal, but these weren't big problems for me.
Simple enough (if not too scary) for children, I can …
A baby boy narrowly escapes to the graveyard up the hill after the rest of his family is murdered. Adopted and raised by the spirits of the dead residents there, he struggles between the need to stay in the graveyard for safety, and the desire to go out in to the living world, finding adventures and lessons on both sides of the fence.
I absolutely loved this book; a real page-turning, heart-warming, seat-gripping tale. As a parent, and perhaps more so simply as a mortal, I was moved to tears by the moral of the story as it was delivered to us in one last, beautiful package at the end.
I felt that a critical plot point was a little weak, and a major subplot was vastly unexplored and perhaps a bit unoriginal, but these weren't big problems for me.
Simple enough (if not too scary) for children, I can hardly wait for my daughters to be old enough for me to read this with them.
Subjects
- Ghost stories
- Comic books, strips
- Cemeteries
- Ghosts
- Graphic novels
- Dead
- Fiction
- Supernatural
- Orphans