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Amazon.com Review
Coraline lives with her preoccupied parents in part of a huge old house--a house so huge that other people live in it, too... round, old former actresses Miss Spink and Miss Forcible and their aging Highland terriers ("We trod the boards, luvvy") and the mustachioed old man under the roof ("'The reason you cannot see the mouse circus,' said the man upstairs, 'is that the mice are not yet ready and rehearsed.'") Coraline contents herself for weeks with exploring the vast garden and grounds. But with a little rain she becomes bored--so bored that she begins to count everything blue (153), the windows (21), and the doors (14). And it is the 14th door that--sometimes blocked with a wall of bricks--opens up for Coraline into an entirely alternate universe. Now, if you're thinking fondly of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe or Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, you're on the wrong track. Neil Gaiman's Coraline is far darker, far stranger, playing on our deepest fears. And, like Roald Dahl's work, it is delicious.
What's on the other side of the door? A distorted-mirror world, containing presumably everything Coraline has ever dreamed of... people who pronounce her name correctly (not "Caroline"), delicious meals (not like her father's overblown "recipes"), an unusually pink and green bedroom (not like her dull one), and plenty of horrible (very un-boring) marvels, like a man made out of live rats. The creepiest part, however, is her mirrored parents, her "other mother" and her "other father"--people who look just like her own parents, but with big, shiny, black button eyes, paper-white skin... and a keen desire to keep her on their side of the door. To make creepy creepier, Coraline has been illustrated masterfully in scritchy, terrifying ink drawings by British mixed-media artist and Sandman cover illustrator Dave McKean. This delightful, funny, haunting, scary as heck, fairy-tale novel is about as fine as they come. Highly recommended. (Ages 11 and older) --Karin Snelson
Product Description
The day after they moved in, Coraline went exploring....
In Coraline's family's new flat are twenty-one window and fourteen doors. Thirteen of the doors open and close, The fourteenth is locked, and on the other side is only a brick wall, until the day Coraline unlocks the door to find a passage to another flat in another house just like her own.
Only it's different....
At first, things seem marvelous in the other flat. The food is better. The toy box is filled with wind-up angels that flutter around the bedroom. But there's another mother, and another father, and they want Coraline to stay with them and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go.
Other children are trapped there as well, lost souls behind the mirrors. Coraline is their only hope of rescue. She will have to fight with all her wits if she is to save the lost children, her ordinary life, and herself.
Performed by Neil Gaiman
With original music by The Gothic Archies
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Deliciously dark!, 2010-09-05
Por Jennifer N. Allen
Wow. This book will stay with you. I loved the movie, but the book is quite different, and in a good way. Really spooked me, and that doesn't happen very often. I loved this book and will be reading it again and again. Children take warning, though. It is pretty frightening and will likely scare kids. Adults however are sure to love it....if you love a good scare!
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For children (and adults) who like to squirm, 2010-09-03
Por Kat @ FantasyLiterature.com
Coraline's family has just moved into a new flat. Her parents are always busy with their own work and Coraline (please don't call her Caroline) has no friends or siblings to play with. She spends her time exploring her new apartment complex and the surrounding grounds. She's got some eccentric neighbors: two little old ladies who love to reminisce about their time on the stage and an old man who trains mice to sing and dance.
But what's really strange is the extra door in Coraline's flat. It doesn't go anywhere. Coraline's mom says it used to connect to the vacant flat next door, but now it's bricked up. Except that it's not always bricked up... sometimes it does go somewhere...
Coraline is a terrific little heroine. Curious and brave, but appropriately cautious, she sets out to discover what's in the vacant flat. And though what's there seems rather wonderful at first, Coraline soon realizes that it's actually rather horrible. Not in a bloody gory kind of way, but in a spooky, spine-tingling, why-the-heck-is-this-so-scary kind of way.
Neil Gaiman understands creepy: buttons for eyes, long red tapping fingernails, long dark hallways, talking rats, trapped and soulless children... I'm not sure why, but just the thought of an "other mother" automatically evokes goosebumps -- How incredibly disturbing! The eeriness is accented with excellently terrifying drawings by Dave McKean (who did the Sandman covers).
Coraline is excellent fantasy for sensitive but brave children who like to squirm. I read it to my daughters, and I'm sure I squirmed just as much as they did. My girls enjoyed Coraline's adventure and maybe now they'll even be a little less put out when Mommy is too busy to play.
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please don't read this--watch the movie instead, 2010-08-30
Por Jen
I absolutely loved the movie version of "Coraline" and just finally got around to checking out the original book. I was greatly disappointed. The writing style is too simplistic and doesn't paint a vivid picture. The characters are flat, and you feel no connection with any of them, including the main character. There really isn't any moral lesson in this book--Coraline happens to wander into the world twice, sees some weird stuff and her parents coincidentally get trapped there. I didn't like the illustrations; especially a picture of one of the actresses and her dogs, which are clearly described as Scottish Terriers but look more like long-haired poodles in the drawing. The movie does a much better job of showing that her parent's disappearance and all of the "wonders" of the Other World occur because Coraline has shown dissatisfaction with the changes in her life. I had to force myself to keep flipping pages.
Go watch the movie. It takes the overall creepy theme of the book and does a fantastic job of making a wonderful, offbeat film. The characters are well-developed and memorable, especially Coraline, who you see as both a spoiled teenager and a girl who is very lonely because she has been uprooted from her home and ignored by workaholic parents. The animation is fantastic and you can see that it took thousands and thousands of man-hours to create. The soundtrack is very good. Be warned, although it may look appealing, this is not a movie for children.
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Creepy fun., 2010-08-03
Por W. Runnels
Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a great book, which can be enjoyed by children and adults, however, I would only recommend it to kids who aren't too easily scared.
It begins with Coraline moving to a new apartment. She quickly grows bored with her new home, and soon discovers a door which leads to an alternate version of her own apartment. Her mother and father are there, as well as her other neighbors, however everything is more strange and fascinating then back in her old apartment. Huge theatres with dogs as the spectators, wonderful food, and a talking cat are just a few of the wonders she finds. However, everyone on the other side of the door has buttons where their eyes should be, and not all is as it first appears.
Neil Gaiman's writing style is short and to the point, making it easy to read for younger ages, and giving the prose a certain freshness and simplicity. He is vague where he needs to be allowing the reader's imagination to take hold, and manages to convey a wealth of ideas in a very few words. The story moves quickly, and never drags on.
The characters are also well done, not because any of them are particularly complex or has an extremely unique personality, but because they resemble real people. The other apartment dwellers are almost caricatures of people, but remain just within the realm of believability, except for perhaps the Crazy Old Man Upstairs but then again I don't know anyone who claims to own a mouse band (which is exactly what it sounds like, complete with miniature instruments!). The people on the other side of the door are quite creepy, and give off a good feeling of otherworldliness.
I won't spoil the plot, but it is fairly simplistic. What makes Coraline such a joy to read is the world Gaiman creates. The other world is scary and threatening, but also fantastical and amazing (at least at the beginning). The story holds a real sense of menace and you really start to feel like you're the one exploring this new world.
Overall Coraline is a fun and creepy (sometimes scary) ride, which takes you on a trip to an alternate world, full of button-eyed people and thinly-veiled menace. If your child is easily scared, then they probably shouldn't read Coraline, but that isn't to say no child should read it. I think that most kids (as well as adults) would probably enjoy being scared by Coraline, and enjoy seeing those fears overcome. I highly recommend Coraline to both children and adults.
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I loved this book, 2010-07-21
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I was highly impressed with Gaiman`s portrayal of the other mother and the other world. the thought of having a world that seem`s better than your`s is highlt intreauging. i would highly recomend this book.
