“Coraline” by Neil Gaiman

Coraline was a very interesting story about a little girl that lives in a flat with two parents that seem to be focused more on their work then on Coraline. She begins to explore her new flat and spends much her time in the yard finding adventures in the yard. She sometimes spends times with the ladies that live down stairs, former actresses that have long since retired but still take pride in the memories that they have from acting. The flat above is occupied by a Slovak band leader, where the his band consists of mice that play musical interments that are all two interested in Coraline’s adventures.

These adventures were all fun and games until Coraline stumbles into another dimension. Same house, same yard, same neighbors, except everything is just slightly different; slightly artificial. She goes through the house and meets her other parents and is introduced to her parents with buttons sewn in where their eyes used to be.

She learns that he other mother has build this other world for Coraline to come and live with her, but Coraline has no such desires. She is left with the task to escape the other world and the grips of the other mother while attempting to help the others that she meets along the way.

Once again I was impressed with Neil Gaiman’s imagination, and slightly shocked at the dementedness that was in this children’s book. Not mad about it, just surprised.