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Atilla the Honey Member	Posted I know Coraline is a children's book, but is for adults as well? I've read all of Neil's other novels and was thinking about reading this one too. But I wasn't sure if it was a book aimed at just a young audience.
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Maeve Miss Kitty Fantastico Member	Posted Hide Post I'm 36 and I enjoyed it. However, it doesn't take very long to read it. I would have thought the end of the world is everyone's responsibility, wouldn't you? ~Death in Thief of Time Minister of Kraftwerk in the Realm of U & P, Order of the Pineapple with frond for advancement in Nap studies.
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Posted Hide Post quote: Originally posted by Atilla the Honey: I know Coraline is a children's book, but is for adults as well? I've read all of Neil's other novels and was thinking about reading this one too. But I wasn't sure if it was a book aimed at just a young audience. Neil has often said something to the effect of : "Kids think the book is fun, adults have the crap scared out of them."* There's a LOT of adults on this board who loved it. *that is by no means a direct quote. So many words have been replaced that calling it a quote might be subject to libel. But you get the idea. _____________________________________________________________ Don't you realize? The next time you see sky, it'll be over another town. The next time you take a test, it'll be in some other school. Our parents, they want the best of stuff for us. But right now, they got to do what's right for them. Because it's their time. Their time! Up there! Down here, it's our time. It's our time down here. That's all over the second we ride up Troy's bucket. - Goonies

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Dweller in Darrkness Administrator/Colporteur Member	Posted Hide Post It's a kid's book that adults can enjoy. I loved it. __________ AJGraeme "You see, I have a policy about honesty and ass-kicking: if you ask for it, I have to let you have it." -Taylor Mali "Science is the foot that kicks magic square in the nuts." -Scratch Fury
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Marvinmarymac Starving artist - well, not starving, but if you happen to have an extra biscuit lying around . . . Member

Posted Hide Post I loved it. A couple of my friends were quite scared by it. My then four-year-old cousin (who is a nervous kiddy) loved it. ------------------------------ You are a Leprechaun. I'm not even sure what you are. Whiskey-soaked reports from your baffling Isle of Ire raise more questions than they answer. Are you a dwarf? Where's your pickax? If you're an elf, why don't you cobble? You'd think with all your gold, you could invest in some land, perhaps a title, and improve your station. Instead, you hide it in meteorologically-determined locations. You're getting killed on inflation, little friend!

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Atilla the Honey Member	Posted Hide Post cool. i'll have to borrow it the next time i go to the library. i always end up borrowing books by Neil and then buying them because they're so good.
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fifthage Member	Posted Hide Post I am a 23-year-old boy. I don't think Coraline is just for kids. Neil's novel give me a fantastic reading taste.I am loving it!
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Posted Hide Post I actually had a conversation about it with one of my coworkers. It scared the piss out of both of us XD And she has a daughter, who has very button-like eyes. And does creepy things like line items up in fours. So in some ways this book can make you see things in a different light, if you're an adult =D -Scrum The old man in the falafel cart is out to get you. This is your only warning.

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Atilla the Honey Member	Posted Hide Post I just got the book and I'm almost half way. It's good so far. I hope to finish it in a day or two.
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__fadedxmemories Member	Posted Hide Post It's a shorter book for an adult, but I think they'll enjoy it nevertheless.
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Dougy Member	Posted Hide Post TO quote a certain 900 year old time traveler I know; "What's the point of being grown up is you can't act childish sometimes?" I think that this book is definatly for adults. If I ever get to the age where I don't enjoy this book I hope I get hit by a bus. Many childrens books and films have plenty in them for adults, you just gotta have the right heart.
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Chomiji Archus dracomagii Member

Posted Hide Post >>> you just gotta have the right heart.<<< What he said! Kids' book can be utterly fantastic, no matter what your age. - Cho _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ You are a Confectioner. Who can take a sunrise and sprinkle it with dew? Actually, that's Bob The Enchanter, two doors down on the left. But you make delectable treats, which is no simple feat considering Oompa Loompas won't be invented for three centuries. Not only do you delight with your sweets, but you've paved the way for a new profession: dentistry! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the blog thing: From an Ayewards World ...

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Atilla the Honey Member	Posted Hide Post i liked it because it was nice and easy to read. being in college and having all kinds of long, boring books to read, this was a nice change of pace. what about "the day i swapped my dad for two goldfish?" i've never seen the book in a bookstore, so i don't really know what it's about.
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The Scoundrel Elah Adonijai Member

Posted Hide Post quote: what about "the day i swapped my dad for two goldfish?" i've never seen the book in a bookstore, so i don't really know what it's about. Well, it's a lot of fun (at least I thought it was), but it is a picture book, so it's aimed at younger kids than Coraline. When I used to substitute teach, I'd take it with me to 2nd or 3rd grade classes and they enjoyed it. Same thing goes for "The Wolves in the Wall," though I think I read that to some 6th graders who really dug it, too. ____________________________________________________________________ "Patriotism is defined as the last resort of a scoundrel. With all due respect to an enlightened but inferior lexicographer i beg to submit that it is the first." - Ambrose Bierce ---------------------- A Good Scoundrel isn't Hard to Find

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Dougy Member	Posted Hide Post THe Day I Swaped My Dad For Two Goldfish is exact what the tittle suggesys its aobut. It was the first Neil book I read and I absolutaly love it. It's brilliant!
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GMZoe Village Elder Member	Posted Hide Post quote: Originally posted by Atilla the Honey: i've never seen the book in a bookstore, so i don't really know what it's about. That's because bookstores (i.e. Borders) tend to stock it in graphic novels despite it being a picture book.
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Atilla the Honey Member

Posted Hide Post my bookstore has all of neil's books in the science fiction section, which is where the graphic novels are too. when i was looking at his books, i noticed terry pratchet's section and got his first book about his "discworld." i hope it's good, like good omens. i thought that book was so funny. the only bad part is if i like it, there's like 20 other books in the series. i might go broke.

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Tseeps Member	Posted Hide Post I kind of hate the first couple of Discworld books. But that's just me. I loooove most of the rest of the series though. I think the most recent ones are the best and have developed an underlying profound and serious tone that many of the earlier ones didn't have. Yet despite the more serious tone, the books are still incredibly funny and entertaining.
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lovelikesally Member	Posted Hide Post I'm 19 and I enjoyed it, but it scared me rather bad
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DXM Member	Posted Hide Post I'm 23 and it scared the hell out of me too! lol. I mean, I'm not positive if this applies to everyone, but I found the fear in Coraline to be generated by our own inferences and perceptions which is why is transmutes from a fantasy for children to a really spooky tale for adults. I could be totally wrong, but it's just how I see it :S lol Dave
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