Neil Gaiman - The Graveyard Book

Pros: Pace, characters, humor, Bod, Silas, Gaiman's style of storytelling
Cons: It ended with me wanting more.

Truly talented storytellers weave intrigue and develop enchanting characters, they drop crumbs along the path of their tales and pull them all together with glue that won’t release the reader until the conclusion. Neil Gaiman proves himself a ...

Pros: Imaginative backdrop, interesting characters, suspense.
Cons: Nothing worth mentioning.

So far, 2009 seems to be a good year for author Neil Gaiman.  First, his delightfully spo oky novella Coraline was released as a feature animated film, and now his charmingly eerie The ...

Pros: Great story, great writing, great characters.
Cons: Um . . . I found one typo?

I realized the other day just how impatient my daughter is when there’s book she wants to read when I looked over and saw she was reading Neil Gaiman’s THE GRAVEYARD BOOK. See, I was reading it, too. I was somewhere around page 50 and when I asked what ...

Pros: Has ghosts, interesting variation on Harry Potter
Cons: Missing something, Nobody Owens needs a goal

The Graveyard Book has won the Newberry Medal and is nominated for the 2009 Hugo Award for best novel, which will have the winner announced in August.  The idea is intriguing; it comes off as a cross between ...

Pros: Gaiman draws characters that are unerringly true to life—the hallmark of a master storyteller.
Cons: I believe there is a minor plot inconsistency regarding the prophecy driving the murderer, Jack.

It is no secret that Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book is based on the same concept as Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book, and I found it equally enjoyable.The basic plot premise is of a baby who escapes from his cot and his home and crawls into a ...

Pros: Unique story, wonderfully written, a great read for both kids and adults
Cons: None, except perhaps a slightly rushed feel to the ending

The Graveyard Book marks the return to children’s literature by the multitalented Neil Gaiman, perhaps best known for writing the acclaimed Sandman graphic novel series and his novel American Gods.The book chronicles ...

Pros: Perfect pacing, lovely story. Really great for both children and their parents.
Cons: needs a sequel!

Neil Gaiman's last book Coraline was good if trying a little too hard, and rather over-hyped (in my opinion).However, The Graveyard must be one of the best books I've read in years - which would explain why I'm here on epinions writing another ...

Pros: Exquisite writing, unique plot, crossover appeal for kids and adults
Cons: some violence, may be too intense for younger readers,

After narrowly escaping the knife of the man who just murdered his family, a toddler finds sanctuary in a centuries old graveyard in central London. After the spirit of the boy’s mother pleads for his protection, the baby is allowed to remain in ...