“Be hole, be dust, be dream, be wind, Be night, be dark, be wish, be…” — The Graveyard Book 📚 log(book)

I'm currently behind on reviews, so don't be surprised if the recent reviews are a bit sparse.

Be hole, be dust, be dream, be wind,
Be night, be dark, be wish, be mind,
Now slip, now slide, now move unseen,
Above, beneath, betwixt, between.

Cover of The Graveyard Book.

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman · published 2008 · read 2015-04-15

★★★★☆

I would have loved this book as a child, and I still love it as a grownup (Gaiman tends to write like that). It is paced well, written wonderfully and rings true (in a very similar way American Gods does, but a bit toned-down to the way children see the world). Technically it is a coming-of-age story. I spent a long afternoon reading it and feel a lot better for the time spent.