Every child dreams of a better world where all their dreams come true. But no child could want what Coraline Jones found behind the door in her parlor. Neil Gaiman's Coraline sent chills up my spine with a tale that kept me interested until the very end.
The theme of Coraline is to be thankful for what we have, and to realize that anything that seems too good to be true, most likely is. Coraline dreamed of finding a place where everything was great. She dreamed of a world where her parents were more caring, her neighbors didn't constantly mispronounce her name, and her life was full of adventure. Coraline got just what she wanted when she went through the door in the parlor of her house one night, which normally lead to a brick wall, but now lead to a world just like her own, only better. Or so she thought.
The characters of Coraline are extremely static, but that is done on purpose by Neil The world behind the door is controled by the "other mother," a seemingly perfect version of Coraline's real mother, but it turns out, the other mother has kidnapped children before. She lures the children in with a vision of a perfect place, almsot just like their own life, and she steals their souls. The other mother just creates the other characters in the world to suit her needs. They have whatever personality she gives them. Nothing more, nothing less. Very static.
Coraline is a great book, although for some this book might be a little chilling. Coraline is also a quick read. I would recommend this book to readers of all ages, however I would advise parents to pre-read this book before allowing nightmare-succeptible children to read.
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