A bit austere in the detail department, but pretty creepy for a kids book. I listened to the audio version with Gaiman as the narrator. On the one hand, I'm wary of authors reading their own work only from the standpoint that they are not seasoned reading veterans. On the other hand, they approach the narration fully armed with the knowledge of what was meant by each line, what emphasis should be placed where and how each line of dialogue should be delivered. Gaiman is an adept reader, so listening to him read
Coraline was a pleasure. The audiobook also included music by one of my favorite musical artists, Stephin Merritt (Magnetic Fields, 6ths, Gothic Archies, etc) who also did work for the
Series of Unfortunate Events books by his friend Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket.
