The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Release: September 30th 2008
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Source: Amazon
The Graveyard Book Synopsis:
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn’t live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. However, there are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod’s family…
Review:
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To begin with, this was such a unique, creepy and fun book to read. There is no other book that can capture the terror, love, humor, family, love and adventure like this book. Moreover, there are so many interesting sub plots and adventures surrounding Bod, where it is difficult to pick just one. I really liked his adventures with Scarlett, when he enrolls in school, and when he tries to save the witch. Also, I loved how he balances the the adult like terror of the plot with the child-like innocence in his writing. This book also pays homage to its inspiration of the Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, but in a more creepy and macabre setting. Overall, Neil Gaiman is one of those authors that can write in any genre and it would be pure gold, and I enjoyed this book a lot.
