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Originally Posted by Dazrin
One of the signs of a good book for me is wanting to know more.
How/why did Silas change from being a bad guy to being who he is in this book?
Tell me more of the adventures of Silas, Ms. Lupescu and the others...
Where does Bod end up going and and what does he do?
There are so many hooks here that I want to know MORE!
But I think that is part of the reason I like it so much in itself. While I want to know the answers to those and other questions, imagining them is interesting in itself. Some of those answers, while I am curious, would actually spoil the fun. I don't need to know what Bod does, that he is in a place to DO it is enough. (I do want more about Silas and the others though.)
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Bring on the Adventures of the Honor Guard!
These are the types of questions that I think are fun for young readers to spark their imaginations. I didn't have to know the answers to these questions while reading, but they would be fun to explore in other books. I agree that I like that we don't exactly know what Bod does next.
It appears he is considering a sequel to The Graveyard Book. Also, he does list Silas as being one of his favorite characters, "the kind of characters who never stand in the spotlight, but who make the book work."
http://www.mousecircus.com/meet-neil-gaiman/
This interview with Publishers Weekly is especially insightful.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/...il-gaiman.html