Christmas Countdown Review #6 - The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Back again hooligans! This time I review the slightly eerie and creepy but riveting, if slightly, maybe just a bit, terrifying (not too terrifying though, it's very good) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman.

Now, you've probably all heard of Neil Gaiman, the wonderful author who writes totally Tim Burton-esque novels that are just the right mixture of terrifying, riveting and happy endings. The Graveyard Book was actually the first Neil Gaiman book I ever read, I got it for Christmas and it sat on my shelf as I drowned in school work and required readings, trying to find time for other things. When I did eventually get around to it I loved it. I mean, it was a tad terrifying but all the best book are, you're always  terrified that the main character isn't going to make it out of any terrible situation alive but for Nobody "Bod" Owens it's just all that much scarier, especially when you've got The Man Jack (the man who murdered Bod's parents and one of the Jacks of all trades, but no spoilers) after you and out for your blood for seemingly no reason (except maybe to finish what he started when he killed your parents). Growing up in a Graveyard might seem a little odd, same with getting taught by the ghosts of said graveyard, but for Bod it's perfectly normal. Read on to find out about his life of adventure!

This book, as I mentioned, was riveting, maybe a tad creepy but nothing terrifying but, Odds Bodkins! if it wasn't a tad creepy it wouldn't be Neil Gaiman! I won't say you have to read this book, but if you haven;t, you should. It's wonderful and riveting and sad (only a bit sad though) and terrifying all at the same time and it just works.

Till tomorrow keep reading, writing, reviewing and requesting book reviews!