Coraline

Coraline

Reviewed by Sarah Estes

Have you ever wanted to read a book that keeps you on the edge of your seat and at the same time you will be scared of what's going to happen next? Well if the answer is yes then Coraline is the right book for you. This wonderful book was written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. I chose this book because I had never read a good scary story in my entire life. This book is supernatural fiction.

This story mainly takes place in another world that looks exactly the same as Coraline's home. Although it looks the same, to Coraline it feels much different. The love and happiness from her real home is missing. This other world is not a bright and happy place like Coraline expected. It is gray and boring. In fact, not only is this unknown world dull and unhappy, it is also full of scary creatures. Coraline is very sad in this strange, horrible world.

Although the the author did not give a detailed description of what Coraline looks like, I imagined that she was about my size, but thinner, with dark brown hair, beaming black eyes and a narrow face. I thought Coraline was a very brave girl. She showed her courage in the story when she went down into a dark cellar and found herself being chased by a frightening, button-eyed creation of the "other" mother. I liked the fact that even though she was scared, Coraline never stopped trying. She believed in herself and knew that some day she was going to get out of this miserable place.

The story begins with Coraline finding the door to another world. Ready for adventure she goes inside, and what she finds amazes her at first but after a while things start falling apart and everything turns into a total and complete nightmare. Her real parents are missing and she is trapped inside this other place. Coraline must find her parents and her way out before the "other" mother changes her. During her adventure she finds many lost souls that she also must save. They were once children like her but never escaped.

My favorite part in the story was in the beginning when Coraline found the door and went right through into the other world. It was exciting because I felt like something really important was about to happen, I didn't know what it was going to be but I couldn't wait to find out!

From reading the book