The Graveyard Book
(14 reviews with an average rating of 4 out of 5)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
After his family are killed, Bod is brought up in a graveyard by ghosts – an array of century-spanning characters who care for him, impart wisdom and even teach body-fading skills. But Bod sometimes goes beyond the graveyard into the world of the living – and here his life is under threat from the sinister man Jack, who has pursued him since he was a baby.
Bestselling author Neil Gaiman offers up a wonderful story of life, death and coming-of-age in this book, which won the Booktrust Teenage Prize. The fabulously original story is full of humour and surprise and has a brilliantly engaging hero in Bod. Gaiman blends together the poetic, the resonant and the gruesome and Chris Riddell’s illustrations confirm the delicious sense of unsettling people and presences that run throughout.
What you thought...
Average rating:
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Anonymous, 30 Tachwedd 2021
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It was a dark, but touching book. Highly recommended!
Hetty, 29 Ionawr 2018
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What a book! The writing style and the plot worked so nicely with each other!
Sofia, 10 Ionawr 2017
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This book is the first ever to make me cry, not only was this book written amazingly but it does a great job taking you to the place. I do love this book and all the characters.
Emma, 10 Hydref 2016
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how to read this looks amazing by cover
Adam, 29 Medi 2016
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THE BOOK SOUNDS AMAZING...I HAVE NOT READ IT YET ;)
TRINABH, 12 Gorffennaf 2016
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I enjoyed this book immensely, I love Gaimans writing style and he really wrote a story worth reading. I just wish there was more! The creatures/people met all need their own stories!
Szmanda, 5 Mai 2015
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I really don't like this book; the plot was unfollowable and there wasn't enough character development to make up for it, though I read it all and have to confess that the end was nice.
Mona, 13 Hydref 2014
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Great story that can be read by all ages. I have read it quite a few times and always cry at the end!
Sue, 11 Mehefin 2014
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i should say, it was a really good book. Worth reading. I liked the style and the different types of talks between the ghosts. Overall it was a good book and you should give it a try.
Ishaan, 24 Mawrth 2014
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Amazing book. Kept me up for a while. Suiting both adults and children. intresting plot, climax and keeps the suspiciousness till the end
apala, 2 Mawrth 2014
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Great book very interesting in many ways and makes me want to read on. I am reading this book in my high school and my teacher enjoys it as much as we do!
sophie, 2 Rhagfyr 2013
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Amazing book. I think this book is great for children and adults and has a great storyline which makes me never want to put the book down.
Bailey, 15 Hydref 2013
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Excellent book. I actually took this book on holiday a year or two back, it's one of those books, a bit like Harry Potter, that can be enjoyed by adults as well as children.
Amy, 7 Hydref 2013
It was a great book that shows the importance of family, but with a dark tale