This is the first Neil Gaiman book I had the pleasure of reading, which I did at the age of 12. I would advise a bit of caution, as, despite the fact that it is written for a young audience, it is certainly rather scary! In fact, I'm currently 15 and this book still gives me the shivers! However, Gaiman knows how to do scary so perfectly, keeping it enjoyable rather than excessive, and, man, is this book enjoyable! The courageous young Coraline is curious, adventurous, and hates to be bored, making her so easy for anyone to identify with, and this book is the perfect tale of a girl who wants something more than her ordinary, day-to-day life, but learns the age old lesson, "be careful what you wish for", in a twisting, turning, fantasy-filled adventure. This is the book that got me hooked on Gaiman, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone looking for something creepy and fun!

With a scary Alice in Wonderland theme, Coraline is a book for kids of all ages. In it, an 11-year-old girl named Coraline finds a bricked-up door and one night there're no bricks. She walks through darkness and mist to come to the other side where there's a dimension like her's, but with a little twist: every one is nicer. They have buttons for eyes and the ''other mother'' seems to be the ruler of this other dimension. Coraline's real parents suddenly disappear and now Coraline tries to get them back and save the souls of three dead children. She defeats the ''other mother'' to save the day and live a happy normal life again. The moral of the story: don't go through scary creepy doors! What I really liked about the story was the great characters and the story line.

Wow I feel really oblivious - I've only watched the movie and didn't once thought there was a book. The movie had this feeling of grotesque-ness, which I liked, so I'd guess this would be pretty interesting to read.

This is not a book to read to your young children. I liked the theme of courage. I did not like the idea of someone sewing buttons on eyes. Yipes.

great book it had lots of action in it, it was also very discriptive

Imaginative, creepy, and as grand an adventure one can have inside a house. Reminded me a bit of Miyazaki's wonderful "Spirited Away".

A wonderful book written by the talented Neil Gaiman geared for youth audiences. I love reading this book to my two daughters as they realize quickly that nothing replaces the love of your real parents. The novel is more detailed and lively than the movie adaptation.

Delightfully creepy for all ages. This was the book that first got me into Neil Gaiman. If you read this, you won't be sorry (except maybe for the lost sleep).

Coraline was such a fun, creative read!

Fantastically haunting children's book. Brings up desire, dependency and unlikely alliances.