Congratulations Neil Gaiman! I haven't read The Graveyard Book, but it's always nice when someone who lives (kind of) locally wins an award. I've only read Coraline and American Gods by Gaiman. I thought American Gods was really pretty amazing, but I had major trouble with Coraline: it was so terribly unsettling. It figures that it is now a Major Motion Picture, one that I probably will not see.
On another note, John Updike just died of lung cancer. It's like the passing of a national treasure. Dude wrote SIXTY-ONE books! I didn't always like his stuff, but he sure knew what he was doing. And, despite the fact that it was pretty fluffy, I did like The Witches of Eastwick, so there.
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HI Anna!
My bifocaled eyes have trouble with your new color scheme, but it's fun to know someone out there.
Kids haven't really warmed up to Gaiman's Coraline either, although they like his Stardust in the Middle School range and older. (I liked it too.) I haven't read the new-ish Newbery one, but I want to!
Lydia!
So nice to hear from you-thanks for your input about the color. I suspected as much, so I changed the text color. I hope that's a little better.
Interesting that the kids didn't really like Coraline that much either. At that age I would have had recurring nightmares about it. Have a great day, Lydia.
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