I saw the movie about a month ago and decided to read it. I'm all for reading books before the movie, but I didn't know about the book until afterwords, sadly. I absolutely loved the illustrations so big props to Dave McKean.
Coraline is a quick read about a little girl who is not happy with how her life is. Her parents always seem to be busy and there is nothing to do around the house. One day she comes across a small door in one room of the house. She opens it and behind the door is just a brick wall. Later, she decides to open the door again when her family isn't around. The door leads to another house which is the same as her house, with an other mother and an other father who says they have been waiting for her for a long time and wants her to live with them forever. Everything seems almost completely the same except that her other parents have shiny, black buttons for eyes. Of course you can see where this is going. Her other mother is evil and won't let Coraline go back home, but she has a few ideas that might help her.
I hate to compare things with the movie. Usually if I see the movie first I like the movie better and vice versa. The movie shows more color than my imagination could have taken me, plus there is another character that the movie had which the book didn't. I really liked both sides of the story and I completely recommend it. Very cute. 4 stars
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