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Coraline
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โฅ๏ธ Heather โ�(Semi-Hiatus)'s review
bookshelves: fantasy, books-i-own
Sep 13, 2022
bookshelves: fantasy, books-i-own
Read 2 times. Last read September 16, 2024.
โ๐๐ช๐ฒ๐ป๐� ๐ฝ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ผ ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ธ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ท ๐ฝ๐ป๐พ๐ฎ: ๐ท๐ธ๐ฝ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ช๐พ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ต๐ต ๐พ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ญ๐ป๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ, ๐ซ๐พ๐ฝ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ช๐พ๐ผ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ต๐ต ๐พ๐ผ ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ ๐ญ๐ป๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท๐ผ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ท ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ท.โ�
โ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ช๐พ๐ผ๐�,' ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ, '๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ธ๐พ'๐ป๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ต๐ต ๐ญ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ท๐๐๐ช๐, ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ'๐ผ ๐ซ๐ป๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ.โ�
โฐโชผ Coraline is a haunting piece of dark fantasy, and though the film is absolutely captivating, the book is much creepier. It's loaded with gothic imagery and oozing with lullabies suited for night terrors.
โถโ.ห ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐น ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ
๐ด๐๐โ๐๐� ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ. โถโ.ห
When I read this book last year, I was worried that reviews of the book that had called it scary and terrifying might have been exaggerating. It was certainly dark, but nothing had made my spine tingle. Until, that is, Coraline finds herself locked in a closet with the sad moaning souls of children 'other mother' had killed before. But, horrors aside, at its heart it is a story about bravery and about trusting your instincts.
โฐโชผ This story, like many other Neil Gaiman stories has completely captured me and now is a favorite autumnal read/reread.
When Coraline discovers a world that mirrors her own, where a loving other mother and other father are happy to see her, we expect she will be tempted to stay. To choose this other life over her real one, which at this point, is filled with disappointment and with what feels like neglect. But Coraline is smart. She senses something is not right (granted, the button eyes are a bit of a dead giveaway), and she listens to her gut.
We get to know Coraline very well as she has various conversations with the characters that occupy her world, and the other world. We get to see how her mind works, which in many ways is very much how a childโs mind works. Like, when she dismays over her father making a โrecipe,โ� a word she uses to signify fancier meals prepared with โexoticโ� seasonings.
But we also see how sheโs able to grow; how she is building a worldview and an understanding of how things work. Like, when she recalls a time that her father sacrificed himself to wasps to save her from them, and she recognizes that he did it even though he was afraid.
She realizes that this as the definition of bravery, and applies it to her own life. Very simply, and without hesitance, Coraline makes the decision to be her own hero, and a hero to her parents, whose lives she vows to save.
โฐโชผ I canโt lie, the book is much more of a horror story than the movie is, but it remains relatively PG. I would have gobbled this book up as a child, but it also might have given me nightmares. Itโs a quick and easy read โ� according to Kindle, the typical reading time is less than 2 hours.
I did it in one sitting so, if you were to have any concerns, it would be really easy to screen it before handing it over to a child. It also means it makes for a perfect โSaturday night by candle lightโ� read for spooky season! Thatโs how I did it and I have no regrets. I think it's pretty similar to say - Goosebumps or the old school Christopher Pike books. It's been a while since I've read any of those but feel it's pretty accurate.
เณโโ� I think this is a perfect September/October read for all ages. As an adult, it can sweep you right back to a time when you were young and bored and disappointed. The haunting imagery and prose make for an exceptionally chilling read, and itโs a lot of fun. You root for Coraline, and she impresses you.
เณโโ� As a child, I can only imagine that it would have been quite the adventure to read along with. I especially recommend it to anyone looking to ease into the Halloween spirit.
โ๐๐� ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ช๐ต๐๐ช๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ป๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ท๐ท๐ธ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฎโ�
โ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ช๐พ๐ผ๐�,' ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ, '๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ท ๐๐ธ๐พ'๐ป๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ฌ๐ช๐ป๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ซ๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ต๐ต ๐ญ๐ธ ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ช๐ท๐๐๐ช๐, ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฝ'๐ผ ๐ซ๐ป๐ช๐ฟ๐ฎ.โ�
โฐโชผ Coraline is a haunting piece of dark fantasy, and though the film is absolutely captivating, the book is much creepier. It's loaded with gothic imagery and oozing with lullabies suited for night terrors.
โถโ.ห ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐น ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐พ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฝ
๐ด๐๐โ๐๐� ๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ. โถโ.ห
When I read this book last year, I was worried that reviews of the book that had called it scary and terrifying might have been exaggerating. It was certainly dark, but nothing had made my spine tingle. Until, that is, Coraline finds herself locked in a closet with the sad moaning souls of children 'other mother' had killed before. But, horrors aside, at its heart it is a story about bravery and about trusting your instincts.
โฐโชผ This story, like many other Neil Gaiman stories has completely captured me and now is a favorite autumnal read/reread.
When Coraline discovers a world that mirrors her own, where a loving other mother and other father are happy to see her, we expect she will be tempted to stay. To choose this other life over her real one, which at this point, is filled with disappointment and with what feels like neglect. But Coraline is smart. She senses something is not right (granted, the button eyes are a bit of a dead giveaway), and she listens to her gut.
We get to know Coraline very well as she has various conversations with the characters that occupy her world, and the other world. We get to see how her mind works, which in many ways is very much how a childโs mind works. Like, when she dismays over her father making a โrecipe,โ� a word she uses to signify fancier meals prepared with โexoticโ� seasonings.
But we also see how sheโs able to grow; how she is building a worldview and an understanding of how things work. Like, when she recalls a time that her father sacrificed himself to wasps to save her from them, and she recognizes that he did it even though he was afraid.
She realizes that this as the definition of bravery, and applies it to her own life. Very simply, and without hesitance, Coraline makes the decision to be her own hero, and a hero to her parents, whose lives she vows to save.
โฐโชผ I canโt lie, the book is much more of a horror story than the movie is, but it remains relatively PG. I would have gobbled this book up as a child, but it also might have given me nightmares. Itโs a quick and easy read โ� according to Kindle, the typical reading time is less than 2 hours.
I did it in one sitting so, if you were to have any concerns, it would be really easy to screen it before handing it over to a child. It also means it makes for a perfect โSaturday night by candle lightโ� read for spooky season! Thatโs how I did it and I have no regrets. I think it's pretty similar to say - Goosebumps or the old school Christopher Pike books. It's been a while since I've read any of those but feel it's pretty accurate.
เณโโ� I think this is a perfect September/October read for all ages. As an adult, it can sweep you right back to a time when you were young and bored and disappointed. The haunting imagery and prose make for an exceptionally chilling read, and itโs a lot of fun. You root for Coraline, and she impresses you.
เณโโ� As a child, I can only imagine that it would have been quite the adventure to read along with. I especially recommend it to anyone looking to ease into the Halloween spirit.
โ๐๐� ๐ฒ๐ผ ๐ช๐ต๐๐ช๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ธ ๐ซ๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ป๐ช๐ฒ๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ท๐ฐ ๐๐ธ๐พ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ท๐ท๐ธ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฎโ�
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Yesss, happy spooky szn ๐คญ๐
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Same to you bbs ๐ค๐
happy rereading ml!!<333๐
Excellent! Have you read The Graveyard Book yet, Heather?
@saisha thank you bbg ๐๐ฉท
@jakob Iโve not read that one yet, Iโd planned to the last few autumns but you know how planning can go. I will be reading it this year for sure.
happy readingggg!
@calida thanks love ๐ฉท
This oneโs such a fun read! Hope your reread is as enjoyable as ever babe โค๏ธ
Omg thank you for putting this on my radar! Totally gonna read too. Enjoyyy ๐ค
SUCH a good review!! absolutely love Coraline
Shadel wrote: "This oneโs such a fun read! Hope your reread is as enjoyable as ever babe โค๏ธ"Thank you my darling. Loved it all over again. โค๏ธ
Nina wrote: "Omg thank you for putting this on my radar! Totally gonna read too. Enjoyyy ๐ค"Oh yay! I hope you love it and thank you, I did! โค๏ธ
Laura wrote: "Happy re read beautiful! โค๏ธ"Thank you my love โค๏ธ
Love the review!!!๐ซถ๐ป Iโll keep this one in mind๐คญ
@jocelyn thank you sweets! Love her too! ๐ฉท
@maria thank you bbs ๐ฉท๐
Amazing review as always, Heather. ๐ค๐
@shelley thanks so much! ๐ฅฐ๐ฉท๐
Such a stunning review my bestie!!!๐โ� I'm so happy you enjoyed it sm<3๐ฅฐ
@fadheela thank you my bbs! ๐๐ฅฐ๐โค๏ธ
@mia thank you so much my sweets ๐ฉท๐
@ethan why thank you much
I don't know if you would like to know but I still think it's important bc I can't enjoy his works anymore. The author was recently been accused by 5 different women of sexual assault (one was a 18 y/o fan and he confirmed having sex with her, claiming it was consensual, he's 63)
ela carstairs เญจเง wrote: "I don't know if you would like to know but I still think it's important bc I can't enjoy his works anymore. The author was recently been accused by 5 different women of sexual assault (one was a 18..."I've not heard about any of that - thanks for the info.
