tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154484182292572163.post3644006341576422797..comments2024-01-16T22:11:46.305-05:00Comments on Do Not Feed the Editor: review: The Graveyard BookLauren V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14172021546093340143noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154484182292572163.post-45812403712123287152008-10-03T12:42:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:42:00.000-04:00I still haven't finished Cryptonomicon, and I'm no...I still haven't finished Cryptonomicon, and I'm not allowed to start any new NS books until I get around to that.<BR/><BR/>Graveyard is cute, but doesn't have as much for adults as I think Coraline did. (I'd rank Coraline in the Top 5 Things That Scared Me So Hard That I Now Have An Aversion To A Random Inanimate Object, namely, in this case, buttons.) <BR/><BR/>It's a terrific primer on the supernatural horror genre, and has a lot of that completely charming wordplay and child characterization that Gaiman does so well. I'd say read it when you get a chance, but it's not a critical, top o' the reading list item.Lauren V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14172021546093340143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154484182292572163.post-4234711071971484222008-10-03T12:10:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:10:00.000-04:00Yeah no age banding or anything I was just curious...Yeah no age banding or anything I was just curious about how fine a line you meant with that, so thanks.<BR/><BR/>I dunno I'm iffy on it. On the other hand I am still swooning over Anathem.Adam P. Knavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482678859864196270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154484182292572163.post-58190615414190163192008-10-03T12:05:00.000-04:002008-10-03T12:05:00.000-04:00I feel like Coraline was maybe for, like, mostly 8...I feel like Coraline was maybe for, like, mostly 8-year olds? I feel like Graveyard is possibly for 6-year olds. It's a subtle difference, but it's there.<BR/><BR/>Note that I'm a huge proponent of all ages of people reading all sorts of things! Obviously it depends on any specific child's emotional maturity and grammatical capacity, and any adult's interest in the subject matter.Lauren V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14172021546093340143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5154484182292572163.post-12362237395626879042008-10-03T11:59:00.000-04:002008-10-03T11:59:00.000-04:00See somehow his writing it for an even younger set...See somehow his writing it for an even younger set than Coraline worries me. Because that was good for ages all the way back to ... well ... early as hell. So unless this is Suessian, I dunno.Adam P. Knavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08482678859864196270noreply@blogger.com