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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 --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.



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Coraline vient de déménager et découvre son environnement, une étrange maison qu'elle et ses parents partagent avec des voisins peu communs : deux anciennes actrices et un vieux toqué éleveur de souris savantes. "Je suis une exploratrice !", clame Coraline. Gare pourtant : derrière la porte condamnée, un monde magique et effrayant l'attend.

Attention, grand frisson. En lisant ce livre, on a l'impression de regarder un film d'horreur d'autant plus horrible que sa bande-son serait une petite chanson enfantine répétitive et lancinante. Cette petite merveille renoue magistralement avec la pure tradition du conte de fées, merveilleux et terrifiant, mêlant avec raffinement naïveté et cruauté. On a peur, comme Coraline : pas vraiment, parce qu'on n'est pas dans le réel. Et, en même temps, on en est tellement près qu'on a peur quand même… Mais on y prend un énorme plaisir. L'écriture de Neil Gaiman est magnifique, simple et subtile, alliant une narration qui semble couler de source, un sens du détail et un art de l'image délectables. C'est assez complexe pour être irracontable, assez limpide pour être lu dès 9 ans… et relu à l'infini avec la même fascination. Un pur chef-d'œuvre dans la tradition de Lewis Carrol. La nouvelle Alice s'appelle Coraline. À partir de 10 ans. --Pascale Wester --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars There's magic behind those walls and inside of this book, Jul 10 2004
By Matthew King (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coraline (Paperback)
Coraline Jones is a little girl (precise age unknown) who has recently moved into a big old house with her parents. It is the summer break from school and Coraline is bored. To pass the time she likes to explore the big house and its surroundings. One afternoon, she finds a door that leads into a black corridor. This black corridor in turn leads into a house that is practically a mirror image of her own, with the same rooms and the same inhabitants, including her parents. But within these there are fundamental changes; the rooms contain weird variations of her toys, the house and the yard are filled with talking animals and her parents are very different here too. They look like her parents but certainly don't act like her parents. Soon, Coraline and her real parents are trapped into this mirror version of their house and it is up to her to get them out safely...

This is a challenging book to categorize. It is actually marketed as a book for children and adults 8 years and up. The writing is indeed geared towards a younger age bracket, the prose simplistic, the sentences short-clipped. Not only is the novel only 160 pages long, but it's large print as well. I personally breezed through this book in less than 2 hours. However, one has to wonder whether this book might be a little too dark for young kids to enjoy. Gaiman raises some deep chills here and goes for the grotesque on occasion with several scenes involving insects. Usually I find the term "Dark Fantasy" to be a cop-out used by authors who would rather not be referred to as horror writers so as not to be pigeonholed into a genre that has its ups and downs (Dean Koontz anyone?) but with Gaiman the term actually seems to fit like a glove. There's something very magical about his writing that makes us feel a part of the world he is crafting despite the fantastical premise.

I loved how Gaiman used the short length of his story to his advantage. The story wastes little time getting started as Coraline actually stumbles upon the magical door at around page#25. Lots of things happen in the novel especially once the "challenge" is set forth between Coraline and her other evil mother, the pace picks up and the pages become filled with action and adventure. And the ending feels appropriate and satisfying too. The only thing I wish would have been included is some explanation, no matter how small, of how this alternate dimension came to be. But then again part of the appeal of Gaiman's work has always been about the mystique and unexplained weirdness of his tales. "Coraline" is a treasure of a story, wrapped in a small package that won't require more than two hours of a reader's time and yet will leave a lasting impression.

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2.0 out of 5 stars brief fairy tale - not much more, Jul 17 2008
By Tommy Tom Tom (toronto canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Coraline (Paperback)
There really should be a law about over-enthusiastic "reviews" on the covers of books. On the cover of Coraline, the New York Times is quoted as writing "one of the most frightening books ever written!" On the inside, a who's who of young adult writers gush over how inventive and scary this book is.

I'm really sorry - but the hype here is a bit much for 162 triple-spaced pages of decent but not spectacular young adult writing.

Coraline has one adventure, nothing about the adventure is any more inventive, or scary, than the stuff that Pullman, Nix, Stroud and the other heavy hitters in this field do, and then it is over. Where the NY Times gets off calling this one of the scariest books ever written is beyond me.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Coraline, Aug 26 2009
By Clayton Bye (Kenora, On, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Coraline (Paperback)
Coraline
by Neil Gaiman
Harper Trophy, 2002
978-0-7443-1812-8
Children/Young Adult
162 pages
Supernatural Fiction
Paperback

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Neil Gaiman has been named as one of the top ten living post-modern writers (the Dictionary of Literary Biography). A prolific creator of comics, drama, poetry, prose and song lyrics, he's also been called the new face of horror fiction. You can even find him active in other media such as blogging, film, journalism, radio and television.

Coraline has won an incredible roster of awards and is, of course, a New York Times Best-seller. I decided to review Neil Gaiman's horror story for children because it was just released this past Tuesday as a DVD. This was a big deal in our household, as my 12-yr old daughter owns a copy of the book and the movie never came to our small city.

I can see why she was excited. Gaiman's story reads effortlessly. And the scenes are a wonderful collection of darkness and light, of horror and comedy and, always, even in the evil, of love. Through it all we follow Coraline, a bored schoolgirl on holiday and in a new home. The target of a wannabe mother from a sinister, alternate world, she too, is an interesting mixture of characteristics. Short as the book is, we delight in the growing understanding in the girl of what love means and of the sacrifices it sometimes demands.

Coraline is unlike Neil Gaiman's other mind-boggling works. It is a compact, lean and fully comprehensive piece. And I think it showcases just how brilliant this author is.

Note: In my opinion, the movie is a disappointment. Much of the shadowy feel of the written work is gone, surprising since the director is Tim Burton. Additional characters were added and scenes were modified, not for the better. My daughter says the movie was OK, but claims the book was better and commented on the same disappointments as I.

Copyright © Clayton Clifford Bye 2009
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable for children and adults
Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a short, eerie and enjoyable tale about a girl learning to appreciate her parents through a peculiar experience. Read more
Published 5 months ago by SH

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than buying your daughters 'Twilight'
The story is annoyingly reminiscent of Roald Dahl, but I would buy this for a pre-teen reader. It's not too long, the language is clear, and the idea of a big old haunted house is... Read more
Published 10 months ago by MC

4.0 out of 5 stars Never go through the door

Nobody can drench a book in creepy, dank atmosphere like Neil Gaiman -- and it doesn't matter if it's a kid's book. Read more
Published 10 months ago by E. A Solinas

4.0 out of 5 stars MYSTERY, MAGIC, AND SUSPENSE

It's coming out as a film next year with a sterling cast (Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, etc), but you can treat yourself now by listening to the audio version of Coraline... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Gail Cooke

4.0 out of 5 stars Gaimen Goodness
As per all of his works, Gaiman created an interested and well-woven world around an interesting character. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Todd C. Hirtle

4.0 out of 5 stars Coraline
"Coraline" is a creepy little book. I read in one sitting, which attests to its shortness. Being an "adult" I still found it spine tingling, especially the black and white... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Pauline

5.0 out of 5 stars Open the Door, and Enter the World of a Child's Worst Nightmare
Young Coraline Jones and her loving yet very preoccupied parents move into an enormous, ancient household. Read more
Published on May 27 2006 by E.G. Matthews

2.0 out of 5 stars Not so much scarey as really really ugly
I give this book 2 stars for the writing talent the author has shown in the past and continues to display in this book. He obviously has a 5-star talent. Read more
Published on Jul 12 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars A decent little read
Neil Gaiman's, "Coraline," is a dark, moody short novel (160 pages or so) intended for a pre-teen audience that can also be enjoyed by adults as well. Read more
Published on Jul 6 2004 by deaner73

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice in Wonderland's Nightmare Revisted
I'm amazed by all the mixed reviews over Neil Gaiman's young adult novel, "Coraline". When I read this book about a year ago, I wondered how much enjoyment a horror story for... Read more
Published on Jun 18 2004 by Little Old Me

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