Customer Reviews
Overrated, Pointless and Creepy - By: , 08 Oct 2008 
My class & I read Coraline at school over the period of a few weeks, & after hearing alll the hype about Gaiman's works I must admit, I was disappointed with Coraline.
The book starts out alright, a young girl in a huge scary house, with a door that appears to be uninteresting, but as the book progresses the whole thing becomes fast-paced & pointless.
We, as the readers, are forced to endure pointless conversations & long & boring descriptions of every little thing that Coraline goes through. There were many times where I got incredibly bored reading it, something which I wasn't expecting at alll.
There are parts that are bone-chillingly creepy though, but more creepy in a slightly disturbing way than in a scary way. The Other Mother was most definitely the creepiest thing in the book, with her paper white skin & large black button eyes.
Most of the characters in the book were either boring & undeveloped with no personality what-so-ever, or horrible, creepy & unlikeable. Coraline herself is possibly the most unlikeable person in the entire book, as she is completely unsocialable & comes across as a trouble-maker.
I'm 12 years old, & the book was too boring for me to enjoy , but would be much to creepy for a younger age.
All-in-alll, this book is creepy, pointless & boring, with the exception of a few minor parts, which is why I gave it 2 stars.
Sophie (On my Mum's account)
Overrated, Pointless and Creepy - By: , 08 Oct 2008 My class & I read Coraline at school over the period of a few weeks, & after hearing alll the hype about Gaiman's works I must admit, I was disappointed with Coraline.
The book starts out alright, a young girl in a huge scary house, with a door that appears to be uninteresting, but as the book progresses the whole thing becomes fast-paced & pointless.
We, as the readers, are forced to endure pointless conversations & long & boring descriptions of every little thing that Coraline goes through. There were many times where I got incredibly bored reading it, something which I wasn't expecting at alll.
There are parts that are bone-chillingly creepy though, but more creepy in a slightly disturbing way than in a scary way. The Other Mother was most definitely the creepiest thing in the book, with her paper white skin & large black button eyes.
Most of the characters in the book were either boring & undeveloped with no personality what-so-ever, or horrible, creepy & unlikeable. Coraline herself is possibly the most unlikeable person in the entire book, as she is completely unsocialable & comes across as a trouble-maker.
I'm 12 years old, & the book was boring for me to enjoy , but would be much to creepy for a younger age.
All-in-alll, this book is creepy, pointless & boring, with the exception of a few minor parts, which is why I gave it 2 stars.
Sophie (On my Mum's Account)
Love dark fairy tales - By: Alice Cheung, 16 Sep 2008 
I love dark fairy tales & Neil Gaiman doesn't disappoint. Simple yet meaningful, suitable for alll to dive into as deep as you dare.
Courtesy of Teens Read Too - By: TeensReadToo.com, 12 Sep 2008 This version of CORALINE is a graphic novel adaptation of the novel penned by Neil Gaiman.
The story follows a common theme in his works of the naive, yet determined, everyman who stumbles into an alternate reality.
The protagonist in this story arises in the form of a young girl named Coraline.
I found the dialogue to be smartly written & the narrative engaging. The artwork, while typical comic fare, set the visual mood quite well.
I greatly enjoyed this story. I found the characters likeable & believable in the context of the story, which in & of itself seemed to me to be an odd metaphor for "growing up."
I cannot recommend this enough to fans of Neil Gaiman's work or to someone looking for something just a little bit different.
Reviewed by: Breia "The Brain" Brickey
wacky,weird and wonderful - By: , 05 Sep 2008 strangely weird but excitingly good. coraline is a short but intense story with so many suprises throughout the chapters. I would put it in my top 10 I could not put down. with a great story line I would recommend it to children over the age of nine as in parts it can be quite scary!!!!!
Kish (aged 10yrs)
