If you have ever read Neil Gaimen you know how he loves to talk about a world that exists with ours but only certian people are aware of it. This book is no exception. Check out what it is about here at fictionwise http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/eBook4664.htm The book was actually written for parents to read to their children but as his 16yr old daughter said, it is a book written for any age. neil summed this book up the best...

"It was a story, I learned when people began to read it, that children experienced as an adventure, but which gave adults nightmares. Its the strangest book Ive written, it took the longest time to write, and its the book im proudest of.

The book has extras for the ebook such as questions and answers. ALso there are many pictues added to the book which is a cool addition. Why he wrote the book, and many other things. I highly recomend this book and if you have kids, it is a must have. Well check it out.

Coraline is cool. I remember reading it and thought of it as a children story for adults. Please please, if you like your kids to have a good sleep, DON'T it to them before they are of age.

Did you read some of Neil's other books, Team7? My favorite is Neverwhere (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0380789019/qid=1096989397/sr=8-2/ref=pd_ka_2/102-3137967-4106544?v=glance&s=books&n=507846), a noir fantasy novel about dark places beneath London City, where dangerous and forgotten people dwell. A very entertaining read!

yea that was my first one of his books. I bought it at a gas station because I needed something to read on a trip and I have been hooked ever since. Although I read american gods and just hated it. I thought it was his worst book but I have seen it rated as #2 on a top 100 sf book list. did you read that one?

While on the subject of Gaiman. I haven't read any of his books, but I was very much into his comics writing back in the days of Sandman. He also did some terrific collaborations with Dave McKean, including Black Orchid, Violent Cases, Mr. Punch and Signal to Noise. The latter is a brilliant work, but you have to read it several times to really understand it.

I think there is a new comic movie coming out very soon by Neil Gaiman. Laurens, you should visit his blog (http://www.neilgaiman.com/journal/journal.asp) if you are still interested.

Yea coraline is illust. by dave. I read something about that movie at the end of the book but I cant find it now. Laurens I would recomend you checking out his books if you liked his comics. I wouldnt recomend starting with coraline though. Try neverwhere because it was just excelent.