Author: Neil Gaiman
Illustrator: Dave McKean
Published: HarperCollins 2008
Genre: Middle Grade, Dark Fantasy, Ghost Story
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
After the grisly murder of his entire family, a toddler wanders into a graveyard where the ghosts and other supernatural residents agree to raise him as one of their own.
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. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, then he will come under attack from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family...
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My Thoughts
The Graveyard Book delivers the dark fantastical world of the afterlife. The mood of the book fluctuated between creepy, funny, adventurous, and even heartwarming. The plot was very original. A boy being raised by ghosts. The illustrations are great, and add something to the story.
This book is full of interesting characters. The main character Bod is a likeable character who knows more about death than the real world. The ghosts that raise him are a humorous crew who add a little lightness to the story. The antagonist the man Jack is set up as scary and formidable from the first scene.
Despite some uneven pacing the amazing characters and atmosphere of The Graveyard Book a book that is fun to read.
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