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Neil Gaiman (Author, Narrator), Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (Publisher)

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Here's a fantastic ghost adventure story, laced with menace and humour.

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family, who would have thought it would find safety and security in the local graveyard?

Brought up by the resident ghosts, ghouls and spectres, Bod has an eccentric childhood learning about life from the dead. But for Bod there is also the danger of the murderer still looking for him - after all, he is the last remaining member of the family.

A stunningly original novel deftly constructed over eight chapters, featuring every second year of Bod's life, from babyhood to adolescence. Will Bod survive to be a man?

Listening Length

7 hours and 43 minutes
Author

Neil Gaiman
Narrator

Neil Gaiman
Audible release date

30 October 2008
Language

English
Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ASIN

B00NPB2XMY
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	7 hours and 43 minutes
Author	Neil Gaiman
Narrator	Neil Gaiman
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	30 October 2008
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00NPB2XMY
Best Sellers Rank	3,087 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 7 in Horror & Ghost Stories for Children 8 in Scary Stories for Children 62 in Science Fiction & Fantasy for Children (Audible Books & Originals)

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Stephen Hitchings

A Masterpiece

Reviewed in Australia on 29 June 2017

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This book was a delight from start to finish. The only problem was having to put it down.
Gaiman uses several old and familiar tropes, but he always gives them a little twist that keeps them fresh and original. His writing is always clear, deceptively simple, and frequently outstanding. He has the ability to take a common phrase and tweak it a little so that it sparkles. But perhaps the most outstanding quality is his never-failing imagination, which takes a dazzling array of forms. Nothing in this book is quite what it seems.
This story of the boy saved by the dead and raised in a graveyard is beautifully and poignantly told, and will certainly benefit from rereading.
I would also like to commend the illustrator, Chris Riddell, who is a perfect match for Gaiman's style. Just like the story, his ink drawings are deceive by their simplicity, but as you study them they reveal a wealth of character.

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jodydc

A review from a 10 year old.

Reviewed in Australia on 9 August 2021

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We came across this book on a list of books for ten year olds.
My 10 year old son (a good Jack) recommends this book to people who don’t get scared easily. He rates it 4 stars because he’s read other books he really liked.
I really liked reading it - it had a beautiful lilting poetic way about it, and I was just as interested in where the story would go as Jack was. I did stay up way past my bedtime to read ahead and finish it because I just had to know what was going to happen.
We enjoyed The Graveyard Book, and it was an excellent introduction to Neil Gaiman.

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Stargirl456

A beautifully crafted story, written with love of great plots

Reviewed in Australia on 21 October 2015

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I really liked this books, it's set after a triple murder with only a toddler that survives. That toddler then gets sanctuary in an old graveyard, where he becomes a resident and is looked after by the dead residents of the graveyard.
It sounds like it would be a dark tale but in fact it's intriguing. There is a story that comes out in the very end as to why this boy has ended up where he is, and how not only the boy is a hero but also the people looking after him. It goes with the saying it takes a village to bring up a child.
He does meet living people even makes a friend, and this plot makes the ending for the boy tragically educating. Learning that different folk and acceptable in social terms doesn't equate even though may indeed be quite nice and thoughtful souls , ignorance reigns supreme. The boy remains in a naive world for quite a long time, but his own curiosity and cleverness moves him to the right side of the path of life and the story changes quite dramatically from adventures with ghouls, witches and murderers, to conversations with poets, guardians and a live little girl. A great book for all ages , for all time.

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Jane S

A wonderful, whimsical read

Reviewed in Australia on 6 December 2014

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A really lovely story, which surprised me given as it commences with multiple murder and is set primarily in a graveyard. Don't let the setting put you off, it is a lovely, sweet and magical story full of kindness and love. It is a whimsical story with great characters and a wonderful lead character you can't help but adore. It reminded me a little of Terry Pratchett's style of combining the unreal into the very real world. I would definitely recommend this book.

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Rymkervic

Charming

Reviewed in Australia on 20 September 2016

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Nice, reminded me of Mrs Periguines thingy school. The whole concept is niffy - clever, filled with the charm that Neil Gaiman is known for. ...defo see a follow up story. I dont think you will be disappointed. The story is mostly set in a graveyard and you get introduced to the people who have been buried.

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Jan

Speechless

Reviewed in Australia on 22 August 2021

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A brilliant piece of work filled with poignant lessons for the young and old. I loved this book through and through. Every step of the story was measured, thoughtful, and necessary. The main character shows wisdom beyond his years and retains the innocence of his childhood. It is rare to find a book that makes me feel the assortment of emotions I experienced. Finished the book in a day, and will leave me thinking about it for much longer.

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Love 2 Read

I've never read anything like this before

Reviewed in Australia on 5 June 2016

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Um, okay, I've never read anything like this before and although it was a bit odd, I can't say I didn't like it, but neither can I say I'm the author's newest fan. If you're not certain, give it a try and decide for yourself. It's entertaining - I'll give it that.

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Different

Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2019

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I enjoyed reading this book there possible for more after this book maybe. Choice of storyline is interest to read.

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PHanson

memorable

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2018

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I recommend this story to anyone, whatever their age. If you're a child of the jackanory era, or of john hurt's storyteller, or if your mum read jack the giant killer to you with relish when you were very small and you really enjoyed the bit where he tricked the vicious ogre into committing harikiri, you'll devour this book. It's not a simple tale and it's not sunny, but it is memorable and very engaging. Nor is it perfect, few things are. I wanted a bit more clarity about the 'whys'. Nonetheless, this is a good one.

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Noor A Jahangir

The Jungle Book if it were set in a Graveyard

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 March 2014

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Bod Owens is a normal boy, except for the fact that he has been raised by ghosts and a vampire and lives in a graveyard.
An assassin of legendary reputation has been given a simple job or wiping out the Dorian family. He kills Mum and Dad, easily enough, and the little girl tucked in her bed with her teddy too. But somehow baby Dorian has escaped from his cot, slid downstairs using his nappy to cushion his bottom and slipped out of the front door that Jack neglected to close behind himself. But Jack soon picks up his trail that leads him up a hill to a grave-yard so old that its become a nature-reserve. But at the graveyard the baby’s trail disappears. This is the first-time that he has failed to complete a job and Jack is avowed that he will one day finish what he has started. The baby, however, has not disappeared. At the bequest of his dead mother, the graveyard’s ghosts have agreed to give the baby the freedom of the graveyard, to be raised by Mr and Mrs Owen (who hadn’t had children during their lives) and with Silas (the vampire) to be his godfather and bring him food. Bod grows up to learn everything that the ghosts of his graveyard can teach him, including a number of supernatural powers, like turning invisible and walking through walls. He’s going to need all of his abilities soon, because Jack is still outside somewhere looking for him.
The book follows Bod in the latter half of his childhood, though his misadventures and lessons in life (and death) from the odd denizens of the graveyard. Despite his strange upbringing and postcode, Bod comes across as a normal boy, curious about the world around him (and beneath him), bored off lessons and somewhat lonely. His friends consist of a long dead, but still young at heart and in appearance, witch and a living girl called Scarlett who has to move away after visiting an ancient tomb beneath hill. This being a Neil Gaiman book, we are also treated to a whole panoply of quirky characters, including the ghosts of the graveyard, ranging from Roman Britain up to the Victorian period, Silas, the velvet wearing vampire, and a bunch of ghouls (notable mentions, the Bishop of Bath and the Duke of Wellington). It is the vast supporting cast that really make this book so enjoyable and worth reading.
The main setting of the story is the graveyard itself, with its little chapel, Egyptian walkway, a ghoul gate and its unhallowed ground. Really, the graveyard is as much a character in the book as its stuffy and mortified residents, to the point that through reading the book, the graveyard will become as familiar a place to you as it is to Bod, and you will be able to sense its moods too. There are a few brief detours during the course of the book to a secondary school, Scarlett’s house, the Dorian house, the ghouls’ world and Africa too.
This book is pitched by the publisher as a children’s novel/YA, but the opening is rather chilling and serious. Despite the intended audience, Gaiman writes as flawlessly as ever, never condescending in tone or style, and that will no doubt be a huge factor in the longevity and universal appeal of this book. Its definitely made favorite books list and is amongst Gaiman’s best.

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lars

What an amazing book to get completely absorbed in

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 September 2015

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I can honestly say I haven't gotten this into a book for many years, and this has been a truly brilliant read. Gaiman does a fantastic job of going into just enough detail so that you can still use your imagination to fill in the rest. It tackles many issues you face in life making you fall in love with it and especially the character of Bod and Silas. I will no doubt be reading it again shortly and recommend this book to everyone, I have already been raving about it to my family for them to read so they can appreciate how much I now love this book. If you want something page Turner to reignite your passion for reading or imagination (or simply looking for the next book to read) get this!

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Shaun H

Let's all dance the dance Macabray

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2011

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Nobody "Bod" Owens, was 18 months old when the man Jack murdered his family. Wandering out of the open door and subsequently finding himself in an ancient graveyard, Bod is rescued by the creatures that live there. Subsequently adopted by the residents of the graveyard, Bod grows up in a different world to that inhabited by the living. The man Jack though has unfinished business with Bod!

This book is beautifully written modern reinterpretation of The Jungle Book, only with ghosts! The story is both gripping and deeply poignant with several twists and turns along the way. The inhabitants of the graveyard are brilliantly created. Liza Hempstock, who was in her own words "drownded and burned" after being accused of being a witch; the mysterious Silas who is not really dead, but equally isn't totally alive; Nehemiah Trot, an unsuccessful poet; The Lady on the Grey horse who leads the dance Macabray, and many others who made me laugh and smile and who add their own little story to this darkly funny gothic tale.

Presentation on the Kindle is pretty much perfect with the great illustrations by Chris Riddell looking superb on the Kindle and on my PC.

Overall: 5 stars - Although this story won the Newbery medal for American Children's literature (qualifying as Neil Gaiman is now resident in the USA) it is in my opinion a very British tale. Beautifully told and plotted, I found myself totally captivated by the night-time world Neil Gaiman creates.

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Aims2583

Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2020

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As an adult its sometimes nice to lose yourself in a book. Another time and place, and for me strangely enough a graveyard seemed perfect. I lived and breathed every page, the last few I read through my tears. Thank you Mr Gaiman.

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