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Coraline by Neil Gaiman - 3***
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Coraline – Neil Gaiman
Audiobook performed by the author
3***
On a rainy day, bored Coraline occupies her mind with counting – the windows (21), everything blue (153), the doors (14). It’s the 14th door that really captures her attention, and when she opens it she discovers an alternate universe. But unlike Alice and her adventures in Wonderland, this is a quite dark and unpleasant place, where her “other mother” is intent on keeping Coraline captive.
It’s imaginative (can’t expect anything less from Gaiman) and dark and creepy and scary and I can totally see the reason why it’s so popular, but it’s not for me.
I do like that Coraline is such a strong female lead. She’s just a little girl, after all. But she’s intelligent, inquisitive, determined, brave and resilient. She doesn’t fall into the traps the other mother sets for her and she keeps true to her goals. Brava!
Neil Gaiman narrates the audiobook himself. I cannot imagine anyone else dong a better job (well, maybe Tim Curry). But the director / producer added al sorts of spooky music to introduce each disk and I found that really irritating. And I HATED the voices used for the mice and/or rats.
LINK to my review
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