[Update] – Congratulations to Neil for winning The Newbery Medal for another of his children’s books, The Graveyard Book.

I finally picked up Coraline this weekend from my locale bookstore and though I’m 6 years late I can’t recommend it enough. It’s written by Neil Gaiman so you know it’s fantastic, and though it’s aimed at “young adults” it is a great read no matter what your age.

I figured with the movie coming out in less than 2 weeks I had better read it soon, before any mental image of the characters brought to mind claymation figures. Pick it up and you’ll read through it in a day.

Finally, try your hardest to find this version with the cool black script cover (it took me 5 bookstores), and not one of the multitudes of kids’ versions floating around. One, because there is a Q&A with Gaiman in the back, and two, so you don’t look like a 12 year old when people catch you reading it.

Tags: coraline, neil gaiman

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