First lines: Coraline

Neil Gaiman's Coraline, soon to be a major stop-motion picture, is the story about a little girl who finds a world, slightly different from her own. There, she's trapped by her 'other' mother (who has sown-on buttons for eyes) and she has to use all her cunning and bravery to get herself out of that pickle.

There's no escaping the fact that this is a children's book. It's short, lighthearted and clearly aimed at younger readers. But it's also a clever and fun. So, for what it is, it's great. But then again, Gaiman hasn't let me down yet.

Neil Gaiman — Coraline
Coraline discovered the door a little while after they moved into the house.

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2 Comments

  1. John von Pey
    Posted December 27, 2008 at 08:03 | Permalink

    Just found time to look at the trailer. Looks pretty intriguing movie. Reason enough to check out Neil Gaiman.

  2. Posted December 30, 2008 at 15:33 | Permalink

    If I were to give unsolicited advice, I'd suggest to go with either The Graveyard Book or Stardust first. But since I'm not, you're on your own though. Nevertheless, good reasoning.

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