When reading Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book (which I reviewed here), I almost didn’t make it past the first chapter. Not because the writing was bad, or the hook uncompelling, but for a variety of other reasons. I wanted to examine what almost made me close the book, because if they could get past all … Continue reading First Chapter Challenges
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Until this past weekend, I had never read a book by Neil Gaiman, but I’d heard quite a bit about him, so when I had the chance to read The Graveyard Book, I readily took it. The book is written for children, but the concept of the novel is intriguing—a boy being raised by a … Continue reading Book Review: Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book