![]() ![]() ![]() Harper 14.99 (117p) ISBN 978-0-06-167173-9 In this simple but well-done tale, Newbery Medalwinner Gaiman (The. Having said that, I loved the way Mr Gaiman read his story, the pace of his speech and his tonal inflections his performance helped to immerse me in the adventure. Neil Gaiman, Author, Brett Helquist, Illustrator, illus. I downloaded the audio version narrated by Neil Gaiman himself and found that it also differed from the book I think it was "Americanised" as there were little word changes (flashlight said instead of the torch that was printed, distance was narrated in imperial instead of the metric that was printed, etc) and slight sentence restructures. ![]() As with all adaptations, the stop motion film varies slightly from the story in this book, however, I still found myself thoroughly engaged in Coraline Jones adventure through the door to the Other Place and even found my breath held in tension at times. Gaiman grew up in Sussex and attended Whitgift School in Croydon. I downloaded this Kindle version because I adore the film version and felt it was high time I read the book. Neil Gaiman, in full Neil Richard Gaiman, (born November 10, 1960, Portchester, Hampshire, England), British writer who earned critical praise and popular success with richly imagined fantasy tales that frequently featured a darkly humorous tone. I'm already a fan of Neil Gaiman and have read some of his other works of adult fiction. ![]()
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