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The book by Neil Gaiman is one of my top 10 all time favorite books. There is nothing like it out there. Unique and fresh and gothic. Now, it has been adapted into a graphic novel. What I like about this, is I can read it in much shorter time and enjoy it. A few details had already begun to fade from my mind and now they are back.Bod is an orphan taken in by residents of a graveyard. He has their protection as well. Silas is his guardian and he is a Vampire. Bod is short for Nobody Owens. He is
I absolutely ADORED every single page in this graphic novel adaptation of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. It's like holding magic in your hands!P. Craig Russell has managed to perfectly capture Gaiman's story in this illustrated form and reunites the reader once again with Nobody Owens (aka Bod), his mysterious guardian, Silas, the equally mysterious Miss Lupescu and the witch, Liza Hempstock (who may be related to Lettie from The Ocean at the End of the Lane). This graphic novel ticks all of...
The artwork is breathtaking and I just couldn't look away from it. What's even cooler is that a different artist illustrates for each new chapter. Highly recommended, especially if you are a fan of the original book.
One of the writers that inspire me is Neil Gaiman. I am envious of the way he masterfully creates worlds and tells his tales. The Graveyard Book is no exception.I wish I had in my possession the second volume, because you are definitely left wanting more. I could just read the actual book, lets be honest for a second, but then I would miss out on the wonderful illustrations. It must be said (in my opinion) that the imagery in this graphic novel isn’t my favourite. I put this down to it being ill...
I have been wanting to read The Graveyard Book for so long and when I saw the graphic novel edition I basically screamed. It was beautiful. I didn't even think twice before I bundled it up in my arms and proceeded to hand over money I shouldn't be spending. It was just as I imagined it would be. Perfect. I loved reading this book. The detail, the story line, the dialogue, the characters, it was all easy. It was all entertaining and it kept your attention.The only reason this book got 4 stars for...
Lovely artwork from a team of illustrators whose styles complement each other rather than being a distraction. I love the original novel, so I was bound to enjoy this really! I would say though that you really need to have both volumes to hand before getting started, or you might go mad waiting for volume 2. Personally I would have preferred a single larger volume, because splitting the story in two is really jarring. That's the only reason this doesn't get 5 stars.
Could the dead BE more dramatic?This was... I have no words. What a crazy, unexpected, fantastical journey this was. An adventure that would have caused anyone to sit a moment and wonder if life was truly like this. And to think, it all started with a very graphic murder in the beginning. What a fun ride!
OH MAN. I loved this so much! I read it in one sitting. I love the fact that several artists contributed to this book! It made for an interesting graphic novel full of beautiful artwork.
Really great companion for the original novel. I especially loved the depiction of Silas.
3.5I think I'd like the book more.
4,5* - I absolutely loved this! Both the art and the story were so entertaining and the atmosphere was perfect. I'm really looking forward to part 2. I already ordered it lol.
Much like The Graveyard Book, the graphic novel is told through vignettes of Nobody Owens' life.Sometimes the characters were beautiful, sometimes ugly and sometimes very "meh" in appearance. The thing is, I could be talking about the same person. Each vignette had a different artist , which was slightly disconcerting. As soon as I get used to one portrayal of a character - we'd be on to the next artist. I like consistency. A few times the characters appeared so differently that I needed cont...
Saw this on the shelf at the local library and just picked it up. It looked like the perfect little read for in between and the change of weather. This is an adaptation by P. Craig Russell of Neil Gaiman’s award winning novel ‘The Graveyard Book’. It contains chapter one through the interlude. Volume two includes chapter six through the end. Though the concept seemed a bit strange at first, I enjoyed Nobody Owens character and his little adventures around the graveyard. His primary care taker Si...
"It is neither fair nor unfair. It simply is."I love Bod and Silas so much for different reasons, of course.I fell in love with that animal too.And all the strange characters, ghosts, the friendship between Bod and Scarlett.I love how the story started. Gruesome but gripping.Gaiman knows how to keep you hooked.Granted I haven't completed the original book (I started it months ago but gave it up because I was in a book hangover. But yes, read this book with Gaiman narrating the audiobook. It's am...
It takes a village graveyard to raise a child.A little live boy is taught the ways of the world by the spectral residents of a cemetery. I've not read Gaiman's original book, but I really enjoyed this graphic adaptation of the story. Can't wait to start volume II.
I haven't had the chance to read The Graveyard Book in its original form and I was happy enough to have read it in the graphic novel adaptation first. The story, an orphaned boy raised in the unlikeliest of communities, is Neil Gaiman at the height of his powers. The story is dark, cold, warm and tender all at the same time. Truly, only a writer with talent such as Gaiman's could have accomplished thus.P. Craig Russell is one of the few talents able to work with Gaiman and turn his script into b...
It was so nice to re-read this book in graphic novel form. Loved being able to see the illustrations while the story unfolded. I read this book a few years ago and was surprised while reading this graphic novel that I remembered so little of it the first time around. 4 stars for being a good story and for the illustrations.The Graveyard Book is about a boy named Bod (Nobody) Owens. When we first meet our protagonist he is a toddler who wanders into the graveyard. He was at the right place at the...
One night, a man murders a family with a knife, except for a toddler who manages to escape to a nearby graveyard. There, he is kept safe, named Bod (short for Nobody) and raised by an Addams Family assortment of ghosts, vampires, and werewolves. The story follows his adventures as a 10 year old exploring the graveyard and its curious inhabitants as he learns Important Life Lessons.I like Neil Gaiman’s comics and short stories but I’ve never really enjoyed his novels in the way a lot of other rea...
The most amazing thing about this book, besides the writing (of course!) is how every chapter features a different artist. The story is fluid and enjoyable and the changing artwork marks little Bod's change and growth throughout the novel. This is like Jungle Book but for ghosts and ghouls and witches and vampires and werewolves and all else. Fun, intriguing and packed with loads of empathy and relatability. So we'll crafted is the story you don't for one second discount it as being a tall tale....
www.melissa413readsalot.blogspot.comI thought this graphic novel was awesome! I loved the fact that Bod (Nobody Owens) lived in the graveyard! Through some unfortunate events his family were killed, but he had wandered off to the graveyard before he could be killed. He was still just a toddler. The ghosts from the graveyard and Silas, whom I'm assuming is a vampire, take him in and raise him! :) I totally love it! The graphics were awesome! Bod got into some hairy situations but always got out o...