Book Review: Coraline- Neil Gaiman
Mar. 12th, 2021 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
niori_1709I’ll come right out and say it- Coraline is one of the creepiest books I’ve ever read, especially in light of the fact it’s aimed at a young adult audience. It’s the creepy factor that makes me recommend this book to you.
A little girl named Coraline moves into a new home, a massive old house that is divided into apartments. Her parents basically ignore her and Coraline is a solitary girl. When she finds an old key that opens a locked door in a downstairs room, she opens it and goes through a tunnel, despite warnings. On the other side, there is an alternate world that mirrors her own. Here there is her Other Mother and Father, who are identical to her real ones except for the big black buttons for eyes. They treat her the opposite of her parents by showering her with affection and attention, and Coraline loves it. She prefers it to the real world in fact, though she slowly figures out there’s darkness lurking under the surface. It’s an evil that has no plans to let Coraline go.
The Other Mother is one of the creepiest characters I have ever read. She’s too sweet, too loving, and you know there has to be something wrong. She’s the perfect mother, who only wants Coraline to stay and be happy…except you know in your gut that this mother is not. It’s an ominous feeling and you feel a lot of dawning horror when you realize just how right your gut feeling is. Coraline is a great book. Coraline is a creepy book. Coraline certainly isn’t a book I’d suggest reading if you’re home all alone after dark.
A little girl named Coraline moves into a new home, a massive old house that is divided into apartments. Her parents basically ignore her and Coraline is a solitary girl. When she finds an old key that opens a locked door in a downstairs room, she opens it and goes through a tunnel, despite warnings. On the other side, there is an alternate world that mirrors her own. Here there is her Other Mother and Father, who are identical to her real ones except for the big black buttons for eyes. They treat her the opposite of her parents by showering her with affection and attention, and Coraline loves it. She prefers it to the real world in fact, though she slowly figures out there’s darkness lurking under the surface. It’s an evil that has no plans to let Coraline go.
The Other Mother is one of the creepiest characters I have ever read. She’s too sweet, too loving, and you know there has to be something wrong. She’s the perfect mother, who only wants Coraline to stay and be happy…except you know in your gut that this mother is not. It’s an ominous feeling and you feel a lot of dawning horror when you realize just how right your gut feeling is. Coraline is a great book. Coraline is a creepy book. Coraline certainly isn’t a book I’d suggest reading if you’re home all alone after dark.
