Gaiman, Neil. Coraline. New York City: Harper Perennial, 2006. 162 pages. (Dark Fantasy)There is a door in Coraline’s new flat. When her mother unlocks the door, there is a brick wall behind it. When Coraline unlocks the door, it opens to a dark hallway. Coraline walks through the hallway- this is her first mistake. On the other end of the dark hallway is a flat just like hers with parents just like hers- only different. The parents on this other flat call themselves her "other parents". They are chalky white and have long fingers, but the most disturbing part is that they have black button eyes. There the food is better, there’s more to do, and the people there actually pronounce her name right! But there’s one thing she must do to stay there... she has to sew on button eyes.
I think Coraline is a really good idea for a story, but it is really short so there’s not that much detail. It’s kind of dry,; there are no emotional ties and no passion. Also, I think the character of Coraline is really hard to believe. I think the author tried to make her sound brave, but it just ended up making her hard to believe. Other than that, I liked it.
Reviewed by: DancingPenguin96
