have you seen the original stardust that was illustrated by charles vess? It's amazing. I think his watercolors really bring the book even more alive than it is as a text-only novel.
And coraline... I don't even know what to say. It's novella length, and I devoured it as quickly as the words could come into my brain. As far as the hook of a work goes, Coraline grabbed me and fascinated me probably more than any other work by Gaiman, though Sandman and stardust seem to stick with me as more "important." I guess what I mean is that if one is to understand certain cultural references... gaiman mythology if you will... then the endless (and say, Matthew the Raven) along with Stardust (and to a lesser extent Tristran and the town of Wall) are the characters with whom you should be familiar. But Coraline is just a really damned fun book to read.
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Date: 2006-01-04 06:25 pm (UTC)And coraline... I don't even know what to say. It's novella length, and I devoured it as quickly as the words could come into my brain. As far as the hook of a work goes, Coraline grabbed me and fascinated me probably more than any other work by Gaiman, though Sandman and stardust seem to stick with me as more "important." I guess what I mean is that if one is to understand certain cultural references... gaiman mythology if you will... then the endless (and say, Matthew the Raven) along with Stardust (and to a lesser extent Tristran and the town of Wall) are the characters with whom you should be familiar. But Coraline is just a really damned fun book to read.