The Graveyard Book

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: Neil Gaiman

Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

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?

©2008 Neil Gaiman (P)2008 Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Critic reviews

"Thrilling, elegant and joyously macabre. You will love it to death." (Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles)

A delightful story, well written and narrated.

Would you listen to The Graveyard Book again? Why?

Yes as I allways miss details the first time.

What did you like best about this story?

The whole concept of the tale.

What does Neil Gaiman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

His amazing accent.

Love the voice of Neil Gaiman.

It is a wonderful book and if you have never had sad or wonderes story when you where a chilled this book is a must now. Do you have children now and wonder if this is a book for them, then yes, let them hear it and answer there questions.

The books you read at the right age, stays whit you. You love them when you grow and they grow whit you.

Great for adults - an excellent listen!

This is a fun and slightly spooky (but not in a nasty way) book that I really really enjoyed. In fact, my entire house was cleaned while I listened to this (great motivation). I wouldn't give this one to kids under about 10 years old, but it really is a charming book for those who know it is fully fiction. Because it is a young adult book it has one main story, which makes it easy listening. I really recommend this book and will be purchasing others by the same author now.
The narration was so very good that I didn't even notice it and was engrossed in the story. Well done Neil on both the writing and reading!!!!

More...more

I just wish the story would go on .... thoroughly enjoyed the narrator and story line. Definitely made for teenagers, but I enjoyed it nonetheless

Fabulous

Any additional comments?

Neil Gainman seems to be a favourite with us Aussies, and why not, I could listen to his voice forever and his marvellous mind always entertains with totally different stories. To have a tale set in a graveyard with an ophaned baby is basically weird! But in the hands of a master storyteller it keeps one enthralled until the end. Totally recommended.

More than It Seems

If you could sum up The Graveyard Book in three words, what would they be?

entertaining, well written and fun

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Graveyard Book?

Lots of it but the most memorable was the ending, and I don't want to spoil it for anyone.

What does Neil Gaiman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

He brings great emotion to the charactors.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes kept sitting in the car in the garage so I could listen to the end of a chapter.

Any additional comments?

Would highly recommend. Will go looking for this author again.

Excellent!

I didn’t realise this was a book intended for younger readers until I had downloaded it, but as I enjoyed the Harry Potter novels so much I figured I’d give it a shot, the reviews looked good and Neil is highly acclaimed.

What a treasure. I’m so glad I listened. The story grabbed me from the start. Neil can make the fantastical seem real and likely. Highly, highly recommended.

Oh how I have missed these stories

This took me back to my childhood where I’d read fantasy and learn lessons of courage and morality.

Thank you, Neil Gaiman

Charming and clever

An enticing story that makes it difficult to pause. Beautifully developed characters and heartwarming to the end.

Death: a poignant perspective on life.

3rd listen as a family. Thoroughly enjoyed each time. I appreciate Gaiman's narratives of people on the margins of society, fallen through the cracks, and the opportunity that that creates for being exactly themselves. For my daughter, the coming of age story and the unreal being real. Also the subtle humour. And read by the author in a voice simultaneously safe, seductive and slightly scary...