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| The Graveyard Book | 
 enlarge | Author: Neil Gaiman
Creator: Dave Mckean
Publisher: HarperCollins
Category: Book
List Price: $17.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 74
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.2
ISBN: 0060530928
EAN: 9780060530921
ASIN: 0060530928
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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Product Description
Nobody Owens, known to his friends as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a sprawling graveyard, being raised and educated by ghosts, with a solitary guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor of the dead. There are dangers and adventures in the graveyard for a boy-an ancient Indigo Man beneath the hill, a gateway to a desert leading to an abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family. . . . Beloved master storyteller Neil Gaiman returns with a luminous new novel for the audience that embraced his New York Times bestselling modern classic coraline. Magical, terrifying, and filled with breathtaking adventures, the graveyard book is sure to enthrall readers of all ages.
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 The Best Young-Adult Fiction I Have Ever Read December 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have a love/hate relationship with Neil Gaiman: the man is capable of some truly incredible works, and some really middling ones as well. Without lumping any of his works into either of these camps, let me say that The Graveyard Book is undoubtedly one of his best. The premise is inventive: a family is killed except for their infant son, who escapes from the killer and wanders into a nearby graveyard. He is taken in by the ghosts, and is raised as the living son of a community of the dead.
If this grabs you, then the rest of the book will not disappoint; the book is fascinating the whole way through. The protagonist, Nobody Owens, has several adventures as he grows up, and we are shown every step along the way. Gaiman's original approach to modern mythology and urban fantasy provides many interesting jaunts through the unique world of the Graveyard Book.
This book, over the course of its 300 pages, will leave you with the mixed pleasure and bittersweet parting from a character and world which is too beautiful to enjoy for such a short time. With the Graveyard Book, I was more touched by all of Bod's interactions than I ever was through the entire Harry Potter series, or any other young adult series for that matter. If you enjoy clever, original fiction, you will enjoy this book.
 Enjoyable December 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
For a kid's book this is a lot of fun in a gothy way! But it is quite short and not very frightening. I was left kind of disappointed with a "that's all there is?" feeling. There were definitely characters and plots that I would have like to see developed at greater length. But if you are a fan you will probably love it.
If you are new to Neil Gaiman, you may want to try American Gods, Anansi Boys, Neverwhere or Stardust instead.
Mediocre at best December 1, 2008
2 out of 9 found this review helpful
I read this in one sitting last night. If you are age 12 or below you will love this book. If you are over 12 and have rated it 4 stars or better here, can I suggest that you are in desperate need of recalibration?
The shortcomings of this project have already been outlined by the TWO [out of 45] reviewers who have awarded it fewer than 4 stars. This "novel' reads like a short story that has been padded to achieve the heft required for full price sale. It certainly has its charming moments, but in general the characters are generic and one-dimensional. The story starts out well, but completely fizzles by the end, and the dramatic finale will have even a 12 year old shaking his head in disappointment.
Not worth your time; not worth your money...I want those 3 hours back Neil Gaiman!
Another awesome book from Neil Gaiman November 28, 2008
When "The Graveyard Book" opens, a baby wanders into a graveyard on the night his parents and sister are murdered. He's adopted by a kindly ghost couple after his newly dead mother appears briefly to them, begging that they protect her baby from the killer who wants to finish off the job.
This is creepy stuff, but an incredibly original premise - it's not every day one reads a sweet story of a little boy growing to maturity in a graveyard, having adventures with witches and ghouls and learning some of the magic tricks of the Dead. Trouble starts when he ventures out of the graveyard and draws attention to himself, but his friends and "family" - and his brains and bravery - see him through. In the process, he learns the importance of living and experiencing life to the fullest while you still have the possibilities that life offers. Hooray!
Neil Gaiman uses a light touch throughout, with lots of phrases that brought a smile to my lips: "Bod ate his pizza with his fingers and enthusiasm."
 Great Read for the Graveyard November 25, 2008
The little graveyard by my school would have been the best place to read this book if it wasn't for the fact I ended up reading it in two nights by candle light.
After starting with a beautiful proverbial bang, it does have some slow and awkward bits but makes up for them with it's unique perspective and amusing twists.
Being an easy read, it would be great for any child or young adult who enjoy a good tale among ghosts :)
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