The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman-Book Review

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Gaiman, Neil, and Dave McKean. The Graveyard Book. New York: HarperCollins Pub., 2008. Print.

“The knife had a handle of polished black bone and a blade finer and sharper than any razor. If it sliced you, you might not even know you had been cut, not immediately. The knife had done everything it was brought to that house to do, and both the blade and the handle were wet.” The knife killed everyone in that house, except the baby that had crawled out the slightly open front door. He crawled up a hill, and into a graveyard where he ended up being raised by two ghosts named Mr. and Mrs. Owens. They named him Nobody, because he looked like nobody but himself. The ghosts gave him "the gift of the graveyard” so he can see and talk to ghosts even though he’s alive. Of course, he’s not raised like a normal boy. He loves school and wants to have friends, but can’t go for fear of being caught growing up without living parents. Then when he turns fourteen, he finds out the man named Jack, who killed all of his family, is still trying to kill him. Nobody decides to stop running away and finally face him.

I thought this was a great book that kept you interested until the very end. Sadness set in when the book ended because I enjoyed reading it so much. Fantasy books don't usually interest me, but this one was really entertaining. It was the first book I've read by Neil Gaiman, and I really like his style of writing. I wouldn't just recommend this book, but all books written by him. This book would be most enjoyed by kids in middle or high school. It doesn't really matter if you are a boy or a girl because I have met guys and girls that have read this book and they all loved it. I’m sure everyone who has read it, loved it.