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Horror

Coraline

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  • 2001 first published
  • 176 pages
  • ★ 4.1 (207 ratings)
  • 94 editions
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Coraline is a 2001 horror novel by Neil Gaiman. Much of the action takes place in London and London, England. Characters include Coraline. It deals with Hugo Award Winner, Blind, books and reading and tweens.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 207 ratings, and 2,672 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 94 editions across 8 languages.

At about 176 pages, most readers finish it in 3–4 hours.

About Coraline

When Coraline steps through a door to find another house strangely similar to her own (only better), things seem marvelous. But there's another mother there, and another father, and they want her to stay and be their little girl. They want to change her and never let her go. Coraline will have to fight with all her wit and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life.
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Setting

Characters

  • Coraline

Subjects

  • Fantasy
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Children's literature
  • Hugo Award Winner
  • Supernatural
  • Horror stories
  • Horror tales
  • Supernatural, Juvenile fiction
  • Young adult fiction
  • Blind
  • Books and reading
  • Young adult literature
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Horror fiction
  • Children's fiction
  • Children's stories

Quick answers

Who wrote Coraline?

Coraline was written by Neil Gaiman and first published in 2001.

What genre is Coraline?

It is usually shelved as Horror.

How long is Coraline?

The median edition has 176 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Coraline?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Dead, The Screaming Staircase and The Hollow Boy.

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