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“Because,' she said, 'when you're scared but you still do it anyway, that's brave.��

I had the perfect atmosphere when I was reading this book. It was dark, I was by myself and I kid you not as soon as Coraline enters the other world a second time when the creepiness heightens, it started to thunderstorm outside. All of this added to the overall creepiness of the book, which I enjoyed so much.

Having not seen the movie yet, which I hope to within the week, I wasn’t very familiar with the book except what I saw in previews and the book jacket. Coraline is a little girl who loves adventures and exploring. When she can’t go outside because of the rain she tries to entertain herself around the house finding her parents and the other tenets boring. That is when she finds a small locked door, which when unlocked, reveals nothing but a brick wall. Later that night a dark scurrying noise leads her once again to the door, which reveals now a small corridor. Coraline walks through into a parallel world where her other mother and father live. The other world is much more exciting, but in the end much more terrifying.

I wish I could have read this book when I was about 7 years old because I know it would have scared the pants off of me�� cause at 20 it still managed to creep me out. I had heard it was creepy but it was more than I expected. I applaud Neil Gaiman for this book. The book had wonderful writing where kids and adults alike can enjoy it. He doesn’t waste a word and refuses to spell everything out for you, which adds to the mystery and the creepiness of the story.

All kids should read this book because of how much of a role model Coraline can be. She is an awesome character, brave and smart. The cat is also a really cool character and probably my favorite, especially at the end with the rats! I like the cleverness of the cat and the witty comments.

“’We...we could be friends.'
‘We COULD be rare specimens of an exotic breed of dancing African elephants, but we're not. At least, I'M not.’��

This book was just fun. I loved it. It was a quick read but completely satisfying. All that night every time I heard a noise I could have swore it was the other mother’s hand. This book read like a nightmare and I loved that about it. I liked the writing, I loved the character, there isn’t really anything about this book I didn’t enjoy�� except that it was too short but that’s because it’s a kids book so I can get over that. That’s why this book definitely gets 5 out of 5 stars.

The sad thing about finishing this book though was the fact that I have now finished all of Neil Gaiman’s novels. I feel a bit empty when I look on my shelf and see no new Neil Gaiman for me to read. Oh well now I will just move on to his graphic novels and hopefully he will write more books.

And now I leave you with my favorite quote from the book:

“I don't want whatever I want. Nobody does. Not really. What kind of fun would it be if I just got everything I ever wanted just like that, and it didn't mean anything? What then?��