TITLE: CoralineAUTHOR: Neil Gaiman
STARTED: April 28, 2009
FINISHED: April 28, 2009
PAGES:192
GENRE: Graphic Novel
FIRST SENTENCE: Coraline discovered the door a little after they moved into the house.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] When a girl moves into an old house, she finds a door leading to a world that eerily mimics her own, but with sinister differences.
THOUGHTS: Buttons will never be so creepy again. I've been reading a lot of Gaiman lately (with more to come) and he never lets me down. He tells stories. Sure, I'm not enamored with his writing or characters, but his stories are awe inspiring.
Coraline is about curiosity. We want enough of it to keep ourselves entertained, but not so much that you lose yourself. In this graphic novel, Gaiman walks the fine line between scary and AAAAAAAAAHHHHH very well. The book is creepy enough to leave you tense, but not so scary as to leave you with nightmares when you turn off the light and go to sleep.
RATING: 7/10 [Very Good]
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