What is that? A book review?? No, couldn't be… i'll just… mention a bit of literature…
I really, really liked the book Coraline by Niel Gaiman. Read it. It's a pretty fast read, not that long a book. It's kinda creepy, but… yeah, for most of you, don't read this right before bed. However, it's a really really cool book. Read it! I got it a arnes & Noble in the exasperating 'Teen' section last Tuesday, though it's been more often described to me as a children's book. It's about a young girl named Coraline (NOT Caroline, Coraline) who just moved into a new apartment…
I've already read Stardust by the same author. And watched the movie. Nathaniel had a witty review on his blog on the movie. And at the end of my copy of Stardust was a short story by N. G. entitled: October in the chair, from a collection of short stories (Fragile Things) that Nat and i bought together the same time as Coraline. And then i read the first story - an extremely Holmes-ish one, A Study in Emerald. I think i like Coraline the best, though it's been a bit since i've read Stardust.
I really liked Coraline. According to Gaiman, kids have been just fine reading it, but it gives adults nightmares. Also, Fragile Things is a great group of stories, and "A Study in Emerald" was one of my favorite shorts ever.
ReplyDeleteThe day the Saucers Came is awesome too
ReplyDeleteA Study of Emerald is Holmes meets Lovecraft... brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThe Coraline (pronounced Kor-uh-lane, oddly enough) movie will be out next year, and it's directed by the same guy who did A Nightmare Before Christmas- in stop-motion animation. How cool is that?
Coolest of cool! Or close, anyway.
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