20211201 - Review: Coraline

Long for connection,\ a world older than they know.\ Weaving possessions.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Review: Coraline

Coraline by Neil Gaiman is a modern fairy tale that has woven invaluable lessons on topics like being, love, anxiety, fear and doubt for both children and adults in a simple to understand way.

"It was true: the other mother loved her. But she loved Coraline as a miser loves money, or a dragon loves its gold. In the other mother’s button eyes, Coraline knew that she was a possession, nothing more. A tolerated pet, whose behavior was no longer amusing"

The dryness of a child's perspective is always refreshing to read, and was far more enjoyable as a book, being a more compelling tale than the movie. What I enjoyed the most was the world building and symbolism shown through the Other Mother's creation of the world and her interactions with its inhabitants, such as the other children before Coraline, displaying a desire to form a loving connection between parent and child.

"Whatever that corridor was was older by far than the other mother. It was deep, and slow, and it knew that she was there… ."

Coraline's displays of courage, empathy and resourcefulness are as real and scary as they are exciting to imagine, creating an excellent model for the young at heart. Neil Gaiman tackles philosophical ideas such as name and form to offer an unsettling happily-ever-after story that anyone will find meaning in.

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