Spanish language
Published Nov. 6, 2009 by Roca.
I've read this book so many times! Its about a boy called Nobody Owens, and his story as he finds his family's murderer while being brought up by ghosts.
I wasn't really sure if I liked this book or not for the first half, but then I was hooked. I surprised myself by how much I liked it in the end!
Very readable, I devoured the entire book in about 2 hours. Of course, it's aimed at younger readers and as such is a pretty fast read, and doesn't pack as much of a punch as Gaiman's adult stuff. It's not as dark as Coraline despite what you'd think would be a much darker setting (a graveyard), and perhaps that's part of what makes it an interesting book.
Gaiman starts the story with a murder and sets the entire book in a graveyard surrounded by corpses, and somehow makes it feel like a comforting environment; almost exactly the opposite of Coraline, where he takes a warm, friendly family household environment and makes it seem incredibly creepy and scary. It's an unusual perspective and a refreshing way of looking at things, and I just wished the book had been longer, and written for adults so it could have had the detail and …
Very readable, I devoured the entire book in about 2 hours. Of course, it's aimed at younger readers and as such is a pretty fast read, and doesn't pack as much of a punch as Gaiman's adult stuff. It's not as dark as Coraline despite what you'd think would be a much darker setting (a graveyard), and perhaps that's part of what makes it an interesting book.
Gaiman starts the story with a murder and sets the entire book in a graveyard surrounded by corpses, and somehow makes it feel like a comforting environment; almost exactly the opposite of Coraline, where he takes a warm, friendly family household environment and makes it seem incredibly creepy and scary. It's an unusual perspective and a refreshing way of looking at things, and I just wished the book had been longer, and written for adults so it could have had the detail and depth of something like American Gods.
Excellent book. It isn't just for children. I was enthralled the entire time.
