The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book is the tale of Nobody Owens, an almost-normal boy who lives in a graveyard. Raised by ghosts, werewolves and other denizens of the night, the young orphan has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians’ times, as well as their ghostly teachings, such as the Fade, the Slide and the Dreamwalk.
This comes in handy when “Bod” faces the dangers and adventures of the cemetery—an ancient Indigo Man, an abandoned city of ghouls, the terrible menace of the Sleer. As Bod begins to venture outside the bounds of his tomb-filled home, he discovers he must use all the tricks his supernatural family has taught him. Will it be enough to help him survive the attack of Jack, who has already killed his family?
Softcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Harper Collins Childrens Books ( October 01, 2008 )
Item #: 15-7717
ISBN: 9781615239245
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.8 inches
Product Weight: 12.0 ounces
More fine Gaiman
August 18, 2010
More fine work from someone who is rapidly becoming a treasured master of the weird and the wonderful. Tap into the Net and find the great BBC series 'Neverwhere',
which is Gaiman's first widely distributed novel, and if very lucky you might find the dvd's through either Borders or Barnes & Noble. Way back when there was talk of adding one of his fine short stories about a black cat to an updated 'Nightcrawlers' and Barker's 'How Spoilers Bleed' as a trio of wonders but this is apparently still in limbo. Try 'Coraline' next, the journey continues.
Reviewer: Pete K
Great Read
August 08, 2010
I had this book for a few months before I picked it up and began to read. I also owned another Neil Gaiman book, American Gods, which I had not taken the time to read.
Once I picked up The Graveyard Book I couldn't put it down. It was a wonderful story, and I thought, left an opening for a sequel. I'd like to know what happened to Nobody Owens when he ventured out into the world and had to deal with the living. I then had to pick up American Gods and read that, which I also enjoyed immensely. Gaiman definitely is an excellent author, and though The Graveyard Book might seem aimed toward the younger reader, adults can enjoy the story, too, and the writing is superb.
Reviewer: Kathy
June 04, 2010
Reviewer: mj o
Disappointed
May 03, 2010
I was totally disappointed in the novel. It seemed more like a seventh or eighth grade level reader. Would be good for children, but not for the more mature readers.
Reviewer: David
Another gem from Gaiman
April 12, 2010
I've been enjoying Neil Gaiman's work since "The Sandman" series. He crafts this story into a gently macabre fairytale-that-isn't with a deftness that helps us defy all the cultural training that has taught us to fear and shun the dead.
Reviewer: Kate D
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