Coraline, Neil Gaiman
BOOK
Why I Read It: I've read it twice before, and someone at work was talking about it. So I decided to read it again.
Rating: 4.5/5
This creepy tale is about a girl named Coraline who has just moved with her parents into a new home. One day, she's bored and is told to go explore. She explores all of the rooms in the apartment(or flat, as they're known in England), and is satisfied on all but one count; there is one door that leads to a bricked up wall(it used to lead somewhere, it wasn't just built against a brick wall. That would be silly.), and she wants to know what's really behind the wall. Her chance comes sooner than she'd ever have expected.
Neil Gaiman has this to say about Coraline, in his FAQ at www.neilgaimon.com: " As a general sort of rule, kids seem to read it as an adventure. Adults get nightmares."
I wholeheartedly agree. Because I've read it before, I'd only gotten to chapter 2(before the creepy stuff starts) and I was already terrified.
I'm really not sure what it is exactly that makes this so scary. Most horror novels really don't get to me at all, but this one(a children's' book, even) has me scrambling for the lights at 3 am. Not to mention the irrational fear of buttons that I have developed. Yes, buttons. You would understand if you'd read the book.
Which you should go do. Now. Unless you're Tori, in which case stay away from the bookstore at all costs! ;)
Why I Read It: I've read it twice before, and someone at work was talking about it. So I decided to read it again.
Rating: 4.5/5
This creepy tale is about a girl named Coraline who has just moved with her parents into a new home. One day, she's bored and is told to go explore. She explores all of the rooms in the apartment(or flat, as they're known in England), and is satisfied on all but one count; there is one door that leads to a bricked up wall(it used to lead somewhere, it wasn't just built against a brick wall. That would be silly.), and she wants to know what's really behind the wall. Her chance comes sooner than she'd ever have expected.
Neil Gaiman has this to say about Coraline, in his FAQ at www.neilgaimon.com: " As a general sort of rule, kids seem to read it as an adventure. Adults get nightmares."
I wholeheartedly agree. Because I've read it before, I'd only gotten to chapter 2(before the creepy stuff starts) and I was already terrified.
I'm really not sure what it is exactly that makes this so scary. Most horror novels really don't get to me at all, but this one(a children's' book, even) has me scrambling for the lights at 3 am. Not to mention the irrational fear of buttons that I have developed. Yes, buttons. You would understand if you'd read the book.
Which you should go do. Now. Unless you're Tori, in which case stay away from the bookstore at all costs! ;)
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