Neil Gaiman: Coraline

Hi everyone

Believe it or not but this was my first time reading Neil Gaiman's Coraline. I have seen the movie when it first came out, so back in 2009 and I remember the story so that wasn't a surprise.
I read this on my e-reader.

"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 wits and courage if she is to save herself and return to her ordinary life." 

This was ok. I don't think I would have liked this as a child even though it is a children's book but I was an anxious child so I wouldn't have sought this out. As an adult it was nothing special to be honest. 
It lacked atmosphere, it was too much to the point, too much one thing after another. Also, what's the point of the old neighbor and his mice? And how could the hand come over? And what child gets to choose something else to eat if dinner doesn't suit her? And finally, Coraline sounds much too wise to be a child in her observations and at other times she's childish. That last one especially was difficult for me to read, the inconsistencies in tone, age and character.

So yeah, another mediocre read from Neil Gaiman. 

Happy reading!
Helena