Teens Monthly Book Club discussion

Discussion thread of the July read: The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman



Happy reading everyone :)

first impression: I'm really excited to read this! The summary seems really interesting (creepy and sci-fi-y at the same time) and I've been a fan of Neil Gaiman's books before. So I have high hopes!

I can not wait to get it in my hands. I have wanted to read this book for years and finally it feels like i am going to read it.

i own this book, and read it when i was younger, but then i skipped pages and chapters when i was bored so i can’t remember anything haha

I read The Ocean the End of the Lane earlier this year and really enjoyed it. Curious to see how this one stacks up

this is the best book i’ve read from gaiman. i even cried when i finished it (and i usually don’t cry, not with this kind of books)

just placed a reservation with my library so hopefully I'll be able to start reading soon :)

I just borrowed the audiobook! I’m excited to give it a listen

ok so i’m currently finished another book before i get round to it. and the reading rush is next week so i might not get to read it before the end of the month but i’ll try! ;)

I’m about halfway into it and I’m really liking it so far

I still have not gotten mine from library. Can not wait to get it!

I’ve just finished the book! I won’t spoil anything to anyone yet but I really enjoyed it even though I thought at first that it wasn’t really my kind of book:) hope you guys like it too

My librarys website is not working... It says i am 999 in the line.

what that’s so confusing ahah. maybe reset the app or log in and out or maybe text customer service or something ;)

It says it is in the road, i will just wait until it gets here!

I just finished the book! It was a fun read. I hope you guys like it too

Finally got it! I am gonna start it today.

Hey guys! So i never managed to find a copy for this month but I would love to hear what you guys thought of the book! Spoilers are ok! (just put a warning at the beginning of ur post ;) ) Hope you all enjoyed it!

i’ve just started yesterday oops haha

Wow, i still have not started it. I will start this after i finish reading the book i am currently reading (howl`s moving castle). :)

I just finished! Different then I expected but enjoyable nonetheless. I was kind of disappointed because I had bunch of questions at the end of the story. SPOILERS BEWARE!!

First off, what do the Jack of All Trades group even do? They intended to murder Bod because of the prophecy but I didn’t understand why the prophecy was so threatening to their organization to begin with. Second was the murder of Bod’s family. Was killing the entire family really necessary to begin with — didn’t Jack only need to kill the boy? How did they come to suspect Bod Might fulfill the legacy? If Bod was so threatening to the group, why did they stop trying to find him for 16 years? I also had a lot of questions about the Honour Guard. Where are the ‘borders’ anyways? What are the Honour Guards protecting the world from? Where is the ‘Old Country’ that Silas comes from? Arghhh so many questions :(

I understand a big part of the book is the mystery and uncertainty but I really wished the resolution gave a more concrete explanation to the world in this story. I’m not a huge fan of paranormal fiction to begin with so I think the “unexplained phenomenons” really bugged me. The ending was really sweet and beautiful, though. I started tearing up afterwards! It really felt like the end of Bod’s “arc” and was a very satisfying conclusion. (Sorry this is so long, I had a lot of thought LOL)

Yeah those questions bugged me too!! While reading it I thought it’d be told later in the story or something but no.. it remained a mystery. So instead I just imagined myself what the answers where lol;)

still haven’t really started it! i will get round to it though :(