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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Fans of Neil Gaiman’s spooky “Coraline” will thrill to this tale of a boy raised by ghosts. Barely escaping being murdered with his family, Nobody “Bod” Owens finds sanctuary in a graveyard. He soon learns, with the help of its spectral inhabitants, how to fade, sleep in a tomb, avoid ghoul gates and eat purple-red stew prepared by a werewolf. Meanwhile, Bod’s assailant, known only as “the man Jack,” continues to pursue him. Suspense builds as the boy struggles to discover Jack’s motive and defeat his plan. The book’s power lies in Gaiman’s ability to bring to quirky life (pun intended) the graveyard’s many denizens, including a protective vampire and a feisty medieval witch. Like a bite of dark Halloween chocolate, this novel proves rich, bittersweet and very satisfying.
Washington Post Book Reviews – THE GRAVEYARD BOOK – ArcaMax Publishing.
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