Coraline
11 journalers for this copy...
This is scary! It's a sort of horror mystery - I think aimed at children or teens, certainly the language is deliberately simple - but for me it was even more effective than reading The Woman in Black. Some ideas in here were really creepy - I wasn't quite sleeping with the light on, but almost!
It's good, though, that Coraline is a resourceful girl who is able to fight the scary "other mother". Someone some day will write an essay analysing the psychology behind this ... available to anyone who'd like to read it, but I'm warning you, it's disturbing.
It's good, though, that Coraline is a resourceful girl who is able to fight the scary "other mother". Someone some day will write an essay analysing the psychology behind this ... available to anyone who'd like to read it, but I'm warning you, it's disturbing.
Journal Entry 2 by freesia at As part of a trade in a RABCK, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, September 14, 2004
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Journal Entry 3 by Shimmy-crazy from Finchley, Greater London United Kingdom on Thursday, September 16, 2004
book arrived today can't wait to read it
Journal Entry 4 by Shimmy-crazy from Finchley, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, September 27, 2004
This book was graet took about 3 hours to read on a lazy sunday afternoon
posted to lyzzybee
posted to lyzzybee
Journal Entry 5 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Thank you to freesia for sending it on via Poppy48 and to Poppy48 for reading and sending on so promptly! Will let you know what Other Half thinks of the book when he's read it, and then will pass on to anyone interested.
Journal Entry 6 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Monday, October 11, 2004
I had this from Freesi via poppy48 for my other half, Matthew, to read.
He read it on our trip to Scotland (so the book has already travelled to Glasgow and back to London) and reported:
"Very good, reminded me of Roald Dahl"
He read it on our trip to Scotland (so the book has already travelled to Glasgow and back to London) and reported:
"Very good, reminded me of Roald Dahl"
Journal Entry 7 by LyzzyBee from Birmingham, West Midlands United Kingdom on Monday, October 11, 2004
I have also read this now and thought it fair to put my own journal entry on!
I read this on the way back from Stansted Airport as I'd run out of my other books!
I thought it was really good - quite scary indeed - and reminiscent more of Narnia (the wood, talking animals, scary witch lady etc) than of Dahl (who I don't like!)
Great - highly recommended to kids and adults (good role model in the heroine!) and I'm going to bring it to the meet-up tomorrow to pass it on to someone else!
I read this on the way back from Stansted Airport as I'd run out of my other books!
I thought it was really good - quite scary indeed - and reminiscent more of Narnia (the wood, talking animals, scary witch lady etc) than of Dahl (who I don't like!)
Great - highly recommended to kids and adults (good role model in the heroine!) and I'm going to bring it to the meet-up tomorrow to pass it on to someone else!
Journal Entry 8 by LyzzyBee at == somewhere in Holborn == in Holborn, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, October 11, 2004
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I'll bring this excellent book along to the meet-up. If anyone would like me to reserve this for them, please let me know!
I'll bring this excellent book along to the meet-up. If anyone would like me to reserve this for them, please let me know!
Picked up at the London Meetup! Many thanks - I look forward to reading Coraline!
Journal Entry 10 by Flambard from Horsham, West Sussex United Kingdom on Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Magnificent! Masterly and thrillingly disturbing. Neil Gaiman does it again. I loved the way in which he coined the term 'other mother' and uses it to such effect, and invests the simple idea of a needle and thread and a couple of buttons on a table with such understated menace. If you liked this one, I suggest you read the last story in his collection 'Smoke and Mirrors' - you'll never think of Snow White in the same way again......
I decided to send this off as a bookray, as there were lots of fellow BXers with it on their wishlists. Deservedly so! So here's the list of where it's going off to:-Trompelemonde-
retc
moimeme
hbrogan
corry000
wistroll
sweetsangria
sleone <<<< here now!
I hope you all enjoy it!
Released on Saturday, November 06, 2004 at about 6:00:00 AM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Sent to a fellow BookCrosser in Controlled release, England United Kingdom.RELEASE NOTES:
As the start of a bookray!
Journal Entry 13 by -TrompeLeMonde- from Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Wednesday, November 17, 2004
got it
Journal Entry 14 by -TrompeLeMonde- from Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen Germany on Sunday, November 28, 2004
enjoyed it a lot. would be a good read for students who learn english as a foreign language - its easy but not that childrens book kinda thing, ykonw.
ummm... moimeme didnt answer so i left her or him out and asked the next in line.
damn, im sick. must be pneumonia or something.
ummm... moimeme didnt answer so i left her or him out and asked the next in line.
damn, im sick. must be pneumonia or something.
Received in the mail! Looking forward to it.
Finished last night. Sorry for hanging on to it so long. I forgot it was a book ring. <> Anyway it is ready to go and as penance as soon as moimeme sends the address I will send it first class. Very enjoyable but definitely not children's reading. Scary. Creepy.
Journal Entry 17 by retc at book ring in a RABCK, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 5, 2005
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Mailed out this morning. Again, my apologies for holding it up.
Mailed out this morning. Again, my apologies for holding it up.
I came back home after a short vacation to find this book waiting for me. I'll start it right away.
Very good read, although, after reading the previous journal entries I was expecting something more scary...but with a character as brave and courageous as Coraline, the other world was a piece of cake:) I'll send it to hbrogan as soon as I have her address.
Thanks Flambard for the opportunity to read this book!
Sent on the 26th of April
Thanks Flambard for the opportunity to read this book!
Sent on the 26th of April
Received last week, and I've read it already! It was a super fast read. I'd love to see this turned into a film--it was very "visual" as all of Gaiman's works seem to be. The beldam was quite disturbing. *shudder*
Thanks for sharing! I'll send it on as soon as I get an address!
Thanks for sharing! I'll send it on as soon as I get an address!
Almost finished with the book I`m reading, this is next on list, should have it finished quickly and out to next person next week. Thanks for sharing!
Journal Entry 22 by Wistroll at Controlled Release in Milltown, A Bookcrossing member -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 7, 2005
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I was a bit surprised I hadn`t journalled this, I enjoyed this book and it was quick read. I have since looked up more by this author...enjoyable!
Sending to sweetsangria who`s next in line for bookray. I apologize the the lateness in getting this out!
I was a bit surprised I hadn`t journalled this, I enjoyed this book and it was quick read. I have since looked up more by this author...enjoyable!
Sending to sweetsangria who`s next in line for bookray. I apologize the the lateness in getting this out!
I am so excited to read this!! My first Neil Gaiman book...yay.
This was a very quick,creepy read. I think the scariest part was when coraline was in the basement with the "other father". I will definately read more Neil Gaiman in the future. I'll pass this on as soon as I get an address for the next person.
Journal Entry 25 by sweetsangria at fellow bookcrosser in bookring, bizarre bookring -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, July 28, 2005
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sending to sleone.
sending to sleone.
received today-thank you! I'm really looking forward to reading this.
