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The Graveyard Book 
| 100% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: HarperCollins Catalog: Book Release date: 2008-09-30 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 320 Ean: 9780060530921 Book Isbn: 0060530928 Reading level: Ages 9-12  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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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. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family. . . . Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages. |
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Written on October 25, 2008 Summary: A most delightful Neil Gaiman tale! I've always been a Neil Gaiman fan ever since I read his other two works "Stardust" and "Anansi Boys", which made me want to pick his newest yarn "The Graveyard Book". And like his previous books I was very hesitant to turn the final page simply because it meant I would never see the characters in the story nor the world Gaiman has crafted ever again. Unless of course I read it again which I plan to very soon. All the other reviews have said something similar to what I have said about Neil Gaiman's "The Graveyard Book" about them missing the characters deeply. Believe it, when you read the story of Nobody Owens and his graveyard friends you are going to get attached to them. I'm already hoping Neil writes a sequel to this great book because I'm seriously missing these characters too. Neil Gaiman is truly a gifted storyteller and The Graveyard Book is living proof. He is able to create this effect on his readers to the point they refuse to finish his work just so they can live in his wacky but beautiful universe. Nobody Owens, Silas, The Owens', Liza Hempstock, and even Mother Slaughter are all characters I want to see again. Death is always a character Neil likes to put in his stories, in the case of The Graveyard Book death comes in the form of a graceful woman on a large white stallion which I thought was very original in presenting the character. Like I said after reading The Graveyard Book you will feel satisfied but at the same time begging Neil Gaiman to write a sequel no matter how long it takes. A delightful tale for everyone. Written on October 24, 2008 Summary: Read. Share. Repeat. I know Neil Gaiman doesn't usually write sequels. "Anansi Boys" is probably the closest he's come. But honestly? I don't think I have ever wanted to read more of a story than after I finished this one. "The Graveyard Book" is an adventurous tale of Nobody Owens, a boy whose parents and sister are killed by a cold-blooded villain known as Jack. He toddles into a graveyard where the local ghosts and a vampire named Silas decide to adopt him and raise him on their own. (On the level, I'm kind of in love with Silas. Just a little bit.) Adventures and mischief ensue and every bit of it is wonderful. Each chapter could be written as a self contained story, but it pulls you along to the conclusion with a building tension. The reader gets to see Bod evolve and go with him on all the craziness that comes with being raised by ghosts. It is a fun and intelligent story that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike. Personally, I do hope that Neil gets it in his mind to write a sequel. (Even if it takes another decade or so.) Because while the ending is fitting, it is bittersweet and definitely left me with a "No-tell-me-what-happens-next" feeling. Read this book. Then give it to your friends to read. Then read it again. Written on October 22, 2008 Summary: The Graveyard Book The Graveyard Book is the story of Nobody Owens, a boy whose family is murdered one night and who is subsequently raised in a graveyard. In typical Gaiman fashion, even though this story is completely implausible, you completely believe that a boy can be raised by ghosts in a graveyard. I was really pleased to read this book. Gaiman deftly creates something so much more than a ghost story; it is a story about growing up, becoming the person you are meant to be and accepting your place in the world and ultimately having no regrets about the decisions that you make on that journey. At least that's what I got out of it. The story opens with 3 murders; the man Jack is out to kill a family. However, even though he may be the best for this job, the toddler escapes. The man Jack follows him to a graveyard, but the child's family is one step ahead, their ghosts pleading to the inhabitants of the graveyard to protect the child. A ghost, Mrs. Owens, agrees to take in the child, who is given Freedom of the Graveyard, the ability to live there, almost spectral like, and also giving him total protection from the man Jack. Not knowing what he is called, his new extended family names him Nobody Owens, or Bod for short. Bod has several adventures during his younger days, and the denizens of the graveyard do their best to provide for him, but eventually, as with any young person, Bod begins to questions his place in the only world he has known, the graveyard. He begins to venture out into the real world, bringing unwanted attention to himself, especially from the man Jack. The book finds Bod coming into his own as he confronts the man Jack and overcomes the obstacles set before him. There are lots of clever moments and turns of phrase in the book (like the man Jack, and the organization he works for) and the story really flows nicely. The accompanying illustrations by Dave McKean work surprisingly well with the story, adding just that much more texture to the reading experience. This was a real treat of a book, and I was almost sad when I finished the story; it was a world that I would have been happy to have visited for awhile more. Written on October 22, 2008 Summary: This is Lovecraft for Kids Gaiman does it again. Between this and Coraline, I have no trouble endorsing him as one of the finest (if not the absolute best) children's fantasy authors in the business. What's more, he eschews the high fantasy tropes of Tolkien, Lewis, et al, and gives us a much more old-fashioned, dark, Gothic, unsettling kind of fiction. This is not elves and magic; it's ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night. And everything but the kitchen sink. If there's one gift that Gaiman has always had (in both his adult and children's fiction), it's the ability to make us believe that the world is infinitely older, bigger, and weirder than we can possibly imagine. His inclusion of Lovecraft's Nightgaunts in this book is a pretty good indication that Gaiman is a guy who takes a lot of cues from Lovecraft's world-building - although Gaiman is much less pessimistic about the power of humans to find meaning in the big, old, weird universe into which they're thrust. Add on ghost, ghouls, a witch, a werewolf, a mummy, an ifrit, what I can only assume is a vampire, a randomly (and hilariously) placed piglet, and a delightfully strange protagonist, and you have yourself a kaleidoscopic coming-of-age story. Written on October 22, 2008 Summary: The Kindle Sample hooked me! Having just bought the new Kindle last month, I enjoy being able to download samples of books that I am not sure about, so when I read the reviews on The Graveyard Book, I was pretty sure I wanted to read it, but just to be certain, I downloaded the sample. Within moments, I was enjoying the storyline so much that I stopped reading the sample, and bought the book! The Graveyard Book may be primarily aimed at the younger crowd, but I loved it, and will no doubt read it again and again. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2008-09-30 | 2008-09-30 | 2008-04-29 | 2002-06-18 | 2008-09-09 | 2008-12-04 |
| Media | Hardcover | Hardcover | Hardcover | Audio Cassette | Hardcover | Hardcover |
| Format | - | - | - | Bargain Price | - | - |
| Number of pages | 320 | 384 | 32 | - | 960 | 128 |
| Ean | 9780060530921 | 9780061433016 | 9780060783334 | - | 9780061474095 | 9780545128285 |
| Book Isbn | 0060530928 | 0061433012 | 0060783338 | - | 0061474096 | 0545128285 |
| Reading level | Ages 9-12 | Young Adult | Ages 4-8 | Ages 9-12 | - | - |
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