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Author: Neil Gaiman
Genre: Fantasy
Length: 312 pages
Published: 2008
Publisher: Harper Collins
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family . . .
Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, The Graveyard Book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family . . .
Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic Coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, The Graveyard Book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
My Review:
I give this book a 5 out of 5.
With every Gaiman book I pick up and read, my love for him grows. His characters and worlds are unique and fascinating. And he finds a way to wrap up every bit of the plot in a more than satisfactory manner.
While Bod was, of course, my favorite character as he was the protagonist, the ghosts in the graveyard were also high on that list. Each ghost was from a different time period, had different ways of speaking, etc. Probably my favorite ghost was the witch Liza.
Silas was an enigma. You get small glimpses of who and what he is throughout the story, but Gaiman never lets you know the entirety, leaving him just as mysterious as in the beginning.
Most of the story is filled with various adventures of Bod's as he grows up in the graveyard, and it's not until closer to the end when the danger of the Jacks truly becomes present in Bod's world. With the help of his ghost friends and the young lady, Scarlett, he finds himself having to try to save himself (and Scarlett) from certain death. Will he be successful?
You can purchase The Graveyard Book through Amazon in either hard copy or Kindle format.
Have you read The Graveyard Book? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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