The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
March 2009
I read this in Bergen while on holiday and visiting Alicia and Morten. I haven't read much Neil Gaiman before, more because I didn't want to pay full price for books and couldn't find them at charity shops than because he escaped my notice.
I really liked the illustrations at the beginning of each chapter and enjoyed the writing. I find that a lot of tongue in cheek young adult books can sometimes feel like the author is trying to hard to make it obvious that it is meant to be a bit witty, but the narrative style of this book seemed natural and funny. The chapters felt a bit disjointed, but because the book spans many years, I suppose that was necessary. It would be a fun book to read to somebody chapter to chapter.
March 2009
I read this in Bergen while on holiday and visiting Alicia and Morten. I haven't read much Neil Gaiman before, more because I didn't want to pay full price for books and couldn't find them at charity shops than because he escaped my notice.
I really liked the illustrations at the beginning of each chapter and enjoyed the writing. I find that a lot of tongue in cheek young adult books can sometimes feel like the author is trying to hard to make it obvious that it is meant to be a bit witty, but the narrative style of this book seemed natural and funny. The chapters felt a bit disjointed, but because the book spans many years, I suppose that was necessary. It would be a fun book to read to somebody chapter to chapter.
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