Title: The Graveyard Book
Author: Neil Gaiman
Published: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 312
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
When a family is murdered in their house, the toddler of the family manages to escape - and wanders straight into a graveyard. To protect the child from the man who wants to kill him, the ghosts take the child in and raise him.
The boy is called Nobody, and he'd be a normal boy if he didn't live in a graveyard, was raised by ghost parents and has a guardian who's not living, nor dead. Oh, also, if he didn't have a mysterious killer after him.
Review:
This book, despite being set in a graveyard and being filled with ghosts and ghouls, is quite charming and sweet.
I really enjoyed reading about the community of the graveyard and how it seems so normal to Nobody. I also really liked how, though he's alive, Bod can haunt and fade because the ghosts have taught him. I felt like it was easy to connect to the characters, and I like the mystery that surrounds Bod's guardian.
I was also happily surprised by the illustrations that are in this book. I thought they really raised the story. I really enjoyed the ending, which was exciting and sad, but hopeful.
This book is perfect for autumn and is a sweet, yet creepy read for Halloween and autumn. Highly recommended.
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Author: Neil Gaiman
Published: 2007
Language: English
Pages: 312
Rating: 5/5
Summary:
When a family is murdered in their house, the toddler of the family manages to escape - and wanders straight into a graveyard. To protect the child from the man who wants to kill him, the ghosts take the child in and raise him.
The boy is called Nobody, and he'd be a normal boy if he didn't live in a graveyard, was raised by ghost parents and has a guardian who's not living, nor dead. Oh, also, if he didn't have a mysterious killer after him.
Review:
This book, despite being set in a graveyard and being filled with ghosts and ghouls, is quite charming and sweet.
I really enjoyed reading about the community of the graveyard and how it seems so normal to Nobody. I also really liked how, though he's alive, Bod can haunt and fade because the ghosts have taught him. I felt like it was easy to connect to the characters, and I like the mystery that surrounds Bod's guardian.
I was also happily surprised by the illustrations that are in this book. I thought they really raised the story. I really enjoyed the ending, which was exciting and sad, but hopeful.
This book is perfect for autumn and is a sweet, yet creepy read for Halloween and autumn. Highly recommended.
You can read more about it on Goodreads
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